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Arkansas Divorce SupportAR spousal support - Title 9 - Chapters: 12-312: As per the law of the state it is not mandatory to award the spousal support. Either of the spouses has the right to apply for spousal support to the court and the court has the discretion to reject the plea or award alimony in favor of the petitioner. Of course even if none of the parties apply for spousal support the court can make provision for alimony if it feels that spousal support is necessary. The type of the support and amount of the alimony is decided by the court after considering the following criteria:
Like most other states in USA the non custodian parent is liable to pay the child support to the physical custodian of the children. As per the state law the child support needs to be paid till the child is minor. As per the Arkansas divorce support law the child support is calculated by the court in the Percentage of Income formula. Arkansas property distribution in divorce, Code - Title 9 - Chapters: 12-315: Arkansas is an “equitable distribution” state where the marital property is distributed amongst the spouses in equitable manner that is not necessarily equal but always reasonable as found by the court. While deciding on the Arkansas divorce support, it is seen that both the parties get equal share of benefits and responsibility. The objective of the court while deciding on the Arkansas divorce support is to ensure that both the parties maintains the same standard of living after the divorce and share equal responsibilities towards rearing the child. If the verdict of the court regarding the Arkansas divorce support is not maintained by either of the spouses the other one has the legal rights to seek legal action to solve the issue.
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