(a) Except for an order under § 9-21-305, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), and consistent with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 3931 and 3932, on motion of a deploying or other parent or any nonparent to whom caretaking authority, decision-making authority, or limited contact has been granted, the court may modify or terminate the grant if the modification or termination is consistent with this Article and it is in the best interest of the child. A modification is temporary and terminates pursuant to Article 4 after the deploying parent returns from deployment, unless the grant has been terminated before that time by court order.
(b) On motion of a deploying parent, the court shall terminate a grant of limited contact.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 21 - Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act
Article 3 - Judicial Procedure for Granting Custodial Responsibility During Deployment
§ 9-21-302. Proceeding for temporary custody order
§ 9-21-304. Testimony by electronic means
§ 9-21-305. Effect of prior judicial order or agreement
§ 9-21-306. Grant of caretaking or decision-making authority to nonparent
§ 9-21-307. Grant of limited contact
§ 9-21-308. Nature of authority created by temporary custody order
§ 9-21-309. Content of temporary custody order
§ 9-21-310. Order for child support
§ 9-21-311. Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent