Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act

§ 9-20-101. Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 9-20-102. Purpose - The purposes of this chapter are to: (1) Protect a...

§ 9-20-103. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) (A) “Abuse” means with...

§ 9-20-104. Spiritual treatment alone not abusive - Nothing in this chapter implies that an endangered adult or...

§ 9-20-105. Privilege not grounds for exclusion of evidence - Any privilege between husband and wife or between any professional...

§ 9-20-106. Immunity for investigation participants - Any person, official, or institution participating in good faith in...

§ 9-20-107. Reports as evidence - (a) A written report from persons or officials required to...

§ 9-20-108. Jurisdiction — Venue — Eligibility - (a) (1) The probate division of circuit court shall have...

§ 9-20-109. Commencement of proceedings - (a) Proceedings shall be commenced by filing a petition with...

§ 9-20-110. Petition - A petition shall set forth the following: (1) The name,...

§ 9-20-111. Notification - (a) All maltreated adults named as the respondent shall be...

§ 9-20-112. Voluntary protective placement - (a) Any adult may request voluntary protective placement under this...

§ 9-20-113. Evaluations - (a) The Department of Human Services may petition the circuit...

§ 9-20-114. Emergency custody - (a) The Department of Human Services or a law enforcement...

§ 9-20-115. Emergency orders - (a) (1) If there is probable cause to believe that...

§ 9-20-116. Probable cause hearing - (a) (1) Following issuance of an emergency order, the probate...

§ 9-20-117. Long-term custody and court-ordered protective services hearings - (a) (1) A hearing for long-term custody or court-ordered protective...

§ 9-20-118. Review hearings - (a) The Department of Human Services shall periodically review the...

§ 9-20-119. Assets of a maltreated adult - (a) (1) The probate division of circuit court may enter...

§ 9-20-120. Duties and responsibilities of custodian - (a) (1) If the probate division of circuit court appoints...

§ 9-20-121. Availability of custody and protective services records - (a) Reports, correspondence, memoranda, case histories, medical records, or other...

§ 9-20-122. Evaluation of prospective guardians - (a) Regarding an individual listed in subsection (b) of this...

§ 9-20-123. Rights of relatives - (a) (1) If a relative has reason to believe coupled...

§ 9-20-124. Consideration of issues requiring court approval - (a) The Department of Human Services shall: (1) Request court...