{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-17-204","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 9-17-204","heading":"Simultaneous proceedings.","body":"(a) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:\n(1) the petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;\n(2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and\n(3) if relevant, this state is the home state of the child.\n(b) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:\n(1) the petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state;\n(2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state; and\n(3) if relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.","path":["Title 9 Family Law","Subtitle 2. Domestic Relations","Chapter 17 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","Article 2 Jurisdiction","Part 2 — Proceedings Involving Two or More States"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ar.code/release78.2020.11.06/gov.ar.code.title.09.odt","current_through":"2020-11-06","vintage":"Arkansas Code Release 78 (2020-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:07:28Z","sha256":"a683324e30b50625c9abbf777f7efbd333b8b57022db1b6c6ed03e5a11873702","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-17-203","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-17-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}