§ 9-14-214 - Assigned support rights -- Award of fee in action. - Arkansas Statutes

9-14-214. Assigned support rights -- Award of fee in action.

(a) In any action brought on behalf of a person to whom a support obligation is owed under an assignment pursuant to 9-14-109 or pursuant to a contract for services under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall be awarded a fee in an amount equal to not less than three percent (3%) and not more than six percent (6%) of the overdue support.

(b) For purposes of this section, "overdue support" means a delinquency pursuant to an obligation created under a court order or an order of an administrative process established under state law for the support and maintenance of a minor child.