In re Supreme Court Committee on Child Support—Affidavit of Financial Means

Summary

The Supreme Court of Arkansas adopted a revised seven-page Affidavit of Financial Means for use in family-support matters. The affidavit, incorporating a requirement that litigants and their attorneys initial each page, was made effective October 10, 2016.

Holdings

1. The Supreme Court adopted the revised Affidavit of Financial Means recommended by the Supreme Court Committee on Child Support.
2. The adopted affidavit must include lines at the bottom of each page for litigants and, if represented, their attorneys to initial.
3. The new Affidavit of Financial Means became effective October 10, 2016.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Supreme Court should adopt the committee's revised Affidavit of Financial Means after the public-comment process.
2. Whether the revised affidavit should include lines at the bottom of each page for litigants and, when represented, their attorneys to initial.

Disposition

approved