Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 9-17-601 (2026)

Registration of order for enforcement

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A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state for enforcement.

History. Acts 1993, No. 468, § 1; 2015, No. 888, § 1.

Amendments. The 2015 amendment substituted “in another state” for “by a tribunal of another state” and inserted “or a foreign support order”.

Research References

U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev.

Annual Survey of Case Law: Family Law, 29 U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev. 883.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2007–2020 · leading case: Darin French v. Kenneth Hoelzeman, 2020 Ark. App. 543 (Ark. Ct. App. 2020).

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Darin French v. Kenneth Hoelzeman, 2020 Ark. App. 543 (Ark. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “First, a divorce/custody/support decree is the usual instrument through which a court in Arkansas decides such issues.”

Schultz v. Butterball, LLC, 402 S.W.3d 61 (Ark. 2012). · cites it 2× “2009); see also Ark.Code Ann. § 9-17-601 (Repl. 2009). Arkansas Code Annotated § 9-17-602 (Repl.”

Medeiros v. Medeiros, 2017 Ark. App. 122 (Ark. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Ark. Code Ann. § 9-17-601 . UIFSA sets out the procedure for proper registration.”

Mathews v. Mathews, 249 S.W.3d 840 (Ark. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “On May 19, 2003, appellee filed a motion to dismiss arguing that appellant’s petition to register the foreign decree did not comply with UIFSA’s registration provisions, codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 9-17-601 et seq. (Repl. 2002).”

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