(a) If it appears at the adjudication or disposition hearing in any case brought under this subchapter that the parents or any other person named in the petition who is by law required to provide support for the juvenile is able to contribute to the support of the juvenile, the court shall issue an order requiring the person to pay a reasonable sum pursuant to the guidelines for child support and the family support chart for the support, maintenance, or education of the juvenile to any person, agency, or institution to whom custody is awarded.
(b) The court, upon proper motion, may make such adjustments and modifications of the order as may appear reasonable and proper.
(c) The court shall also order the persons required by law to support a juvenile to disclose their places of employment and the amounts earned by them. Anyone who refuses to disclose such information may be cited for contempt of court.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 27 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings
Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Juvenile Code
§ 9-27-302. Purposes — Construction
§ 9-27-304. Provisions supplemental
§ 9-27-308. Personnel — Duties
§ 9-27-309. Confidentiality of records — Definition
§ 9-27-310. Commencement of proceedings
§ 9-27-311. Required contents of petition
§ 9-27-312. Notification to defendants
§ 9-27-313. Taking into custody
§ 9-27-315. Probable cause hearing
§ 9-27-317. Waiver of right to counsel — Detention of juvenile — Questioning
§ 9-27-318. Filing and transfer to the criminal division of circuit court
§ 9-27-320. Fingerprinting or photographing
§ 9-27-321. Statements not admissible
§ 9-27-322. Release from custody
§ 9-27-323. Diversion — Conditions — Agreement — Completion — Definition
§ 9-27-324. Preliminary investigation
§ 9-27-325. Hearings — Generally
§ 9-27-327. Adjudication hearing
§ 9-27-328. Removal of juvenile
§ 9-27-329. Disposition hearing
§ 9-27-330. Disposition — Delinquency — Alternatives
§ 9-27-331. Disposition — Delinquency — Limitations
§ 9-27-332. Disposition — Family in need of services — Generally
§ 9-27-333. Disposition — Family in need of services — Limitations — Definitions
§ 9-27-334. Disposition — Dependent-neglected — Generally
§ 9-27-335. Disposition — Dependent-neglected — Limitations
§ 9-27-336. Limitations on detention
§ 9-27-337. Six-month reviews required
§ 9-27-338. Permanency planning hearing
§ 9-27-339. Probation — Revocation
§ 9-27-341. Termination of parental rights — Definition
§ 9-27-342. Proceedings concerning juveniles for whom paternity not established
§ 9-27-345. Admissibility of evidence
§ 9-27-348. Publication of proceedings
§ 9-27-349. Compliance with federal acts
§ 9-27-350. Compacts to share costs
§ 9-27-351. Escape considered an act of delinquency
§ 9-27-353. Duties and responsibilities of custodian
§ 9-27-354. Progress reports on juveniles
§ 9-27-355. Placement of juveniles
§ 9-27-356. Juvenile sex offender assessment and registration
§ 9-27-357. Deoxyribonucleic acid samples
§ 9-27-359. Fifteenth-month review hearing
§ 9-27-360. Review of termination of parental rights
§ 9-27-362. Emancipation of juveniles
§ 9-27-363. Foster youth transition
§ 9-27-364. Division of Youth Services aftercare
§ 9-27-365. No reunification hearing
§ 9-27-367. Court costs, fees, and fines
§ 9-27-368. Risk and needs assessments
§ 9-27-369. Resumption of services
§ 9-27-370. Reinstatement of parental rights
§ 9-27-371. Punitive isolation or solitary confinement of juveniles — Definitions