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2010 Arkansas Code
Title 9 - Family Law
Subtitle 3 - Minors
Chapter 25 - General Provisions
§ 9-25-104 - Immediate notification of parents when child in custody.
9-25-104. Immediate notification of parents when child in custody.(a) When the Department of Human Services has taken custody of a minor solely because of the actions of someone other than a custodial parent, the department shall immediately exercise all efforts to identify and locate the custodial parent or custodial parents of the minor.
(b) When a parent is identified and located, and if that parent is a custodial parent, the department shall immediately notify the parent as to the location of the minor and of the parent's right to obtain possession of the minor at that location.
(c) The department shall not withhold custody or possession of any child from the child's custodial parent or parents unless a petition for dependency-neglect is filed naming the custodial parent or parents as a party.
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