Custody as a father in Arkansas

Factor detail — labeled not-yet-published

The presumption status below is verified for Arkansas. A factor-by-factor list for this state has not been published in our verified data, so none is printed rather than invented. Buyers in this state get the presumption and decoding material plus the full national documentation system; the sales page says exactly that.

Presumption status

equal-time-presumption · Ark. Code §9-13-101(a)(1)(A)(iv)

'Joint custody' means an approximate and reasonable equal division of time, not a minute count. If rebutted, the court must still maximise each parent's time.

Burden: Clear and convincing evidence (higher than the other presumption states)

Effective: 2021

The paternity gate in Arkansas

Paternity-gate form names for Arkansas are labeled not verified in our data, so none are printed. The rule that travels: a signed acknowledgment establishes parentage; it is not itself a custody order or an enforceable schedule.

Run the custody decoder for Arkansas

Rules checked October 2026.