To obtain a divorce, either the plaintiff or defendant must have been a resident of Arkansas for 60 days before the commencement of the action and a resident in the state for three full months before the final judgment granting the decree of divorce. No divorce shall be granted until at least 30 days have elapsed from the date of the filing of the complaint.
The proceedings shall be in the county where the complainant resides unless the complainant is a nonresident of the state of Arkansas and the defendant is a resident of the state, in which case the proceedings shall be in the county where the defendant resides and, in any event, the process may be directed to any county in the state.
Divorce can be granted in Arkansas for the following causes:
At the time a divorce decree is entered, all marital property shall be distributed one-half (1/2) to each party unless the court finds such a division to be inequitable. In that event the court shall make some other division that the court deems equitable taking into consideration:
Marital property means all property acquired by either spouse subsequent to the marriage except:
When a decree is entered, the court shall make orders concerning the alimony of the wife or the husband and the care of the children, if there are any, as are reasonable from the circumstances of the parties and the nature of the case. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or agreed to by the parties, the liability for alimony shall automatically cease upon the earlier of:
The award of custody of a child shall be made without regard to the sex of a parent but solely in accordance with the welfare and best interest of the child. In determining the best interest of the child, the court may consider the preferences of the child if the child is of a sufficient age and capacity to reason, regardless of age.
In determining a reasonable amount of support, initially or upon review to be paid by the noncustodial parent, the court shall refer to the most recent revision of the family support chart. It shall be a rebuttable presumption for the award of child support that the amount contained in the family support chart is the correct amount of child support to be awarded. Only upon a written finding or specific finding on the record that the application of the support chart would be unjust or inappropriate, as determined under established criteria set forth in the family support chart, shall the presumption be rebutted.
Arkansas Family Law Code (http://law.justia.com/arkansas/codes/2010/title-9/)