{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-10-121","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-121","heading":"Termination of certain parental rights for putative fathers convicted of rape","body":"(a) All rights of a putative father to custody, visitation, or other contact with a child conceived as a result of a rape shall be terminated immediately upon conviction of the rape in which the child was conceived under § 5-14-103 . (b) The biological mother of a child conceived as a result of rape may petition the court under § 9-10-104 to reinstate the parental rights of a putative father terminated under subsection (a) of this section. (c) A putative father to a child conceived as a result of rape shall pay child support as provided under § 9-10-109 . (d) A child conceived as a result of rape is entitled to: (1) Child support under § 9-10-109 ; and (2) Inheritance under the Arkansas Inheritance Code of 1969, § 28-9-201 et seq. Added by Act 2013, No. 210,§ 1, eff. 3/1/2013\n\n(a) All rights of a putative father to custody, visitation, or other contact with a child conceived as a result of a rape shall be terminated immediately upon conviction of the rape in which the child was conceived under § 5-14-103 .\n\n(b) The biological mother of a child conceived as a result of rape may petition the court under § 9-10-104 to reinstate the parental rights of a putative father terminated under subsection (a) of this section.\n\n(c) A putative father to a child conceived as a result of rape shall pay child support as provided under § 9-10-109 .\n\n(d) A child conceived as a result of rape is entitled to: (1) Child support under § 9-10-109 ; and (2) Inheritance under the Arkansas Inheritance Code of 1969, § 28-9-201 et seq.\n\n(1) Child support under § 9-10-109 ; and\n\n(2) Inheritance under the Arkansas Inheritance Code of 1969, § 28-9-201 et seq.","path":["AR Code","Title 9","Chapter 10","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"404a82a2b63842edb29808e6ff018df264365a99043c3af70e083d86ddbb0be7","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-10-120","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-10-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}