{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-21-202","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 9-21-202","heading":"Nature of authority created by agreement.","body":"(a) An agreement under this Article is temporary and terminates pursuant to Article 4 after the deploying parent returns from deployment, unless the agreement has been terminated before that time by court order or modification under § 9-21-203. The agreement does not create an independent, continuing right to caretaking authority, decision-making authority, or limited contact in an individual to whom custodial responsibility is given.\n(b) A nonparent who has caretaking authority, decision-making authority, or limited contact by an agreement under this Article has standing to enforce the agreement until it has been terminated by court order, by modification under § 9-21-203, or under Article 4.","path":["Title 9 Family Law","Subtitle 2. Domestic Relations","Chapter 21 Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act","Article 2 Agreement Addressing Custodial Responsibility During Deployment"],"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":"cae094f3ab27656bc2944e80a73432733e4e8e966d28bbbfc4614fbcdc93a0b7","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-21-201","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-21-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}