2010 Arkansas Code
Title 9 - Family Law
Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support
Subchapter 5 - Health Care Coverage
§ 9-14-508 - Persons subject to income withholding -- Ground for contest.

9-14-508. Persons subject to income withholding -- Ground for contest.

(a) Any person under a court order to provide and maintain health care coverage as of March 6, 1991, shall be subject to income withholding for health care coverage provisions of this subchapter.

(b) An order of income withholding for health care coverage shall become effective upon the completion of the notice requirement set forth in 9-14-509.

(c) (1) The fact that the custodial parent provides supplemental medical insurance coverage or that the minor child or children are otherwise eligible for medicaid assistance shall not be a ground to contest an order of income withholding for health care coverage.

(2) The only ground to contest an order of income withholding for health care coverage shall be mistake of fact.

(d) The noncustodial parent shall not eliminate health care coverage for the minor child or children without receiving evidence in writing that the court or administrative order providing for the health care coverage is no longer in effect.

(e) Whenever the court orders the noncustodial parent to provide health care coverage and the noncustodial parent fails or refuses to comply or eliminates health care coverage in violation of subsection (d) of this section, that fact shall be disclosed to the court and may be considered a ground for civil or criminal contempt of court.

(f) In cases being enforced under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 651 et seq., by the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration, 9-14-516 shall apply.