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DCFS PUB-15: A Relative’s Guide to the Arkansas Child Welfare System

Am I Notified

Am I Notified When My Relative is taken into Foster Care?

How Can I Care For My Relative?

How Can I Care for my Relative while he or she is in Foster Care?

Provisional Temporary

Provisional Foster Homes/Temporary Foster Care

Adoption Legal Permanent

Adoption/Legal Guardian/Permanent Foster Care

DCFS Role

What is DCFS’s role while my relative is in custody?

When is Court Involved

When is the Court Involved?

Legal Rights

What are my Legal Rights as a Relative?

How to Become Provisional

How Do I Become a Provisional Foster Home?

Court Process

Review of the Judicial Process in Foster Care Cases

External Provisional Foster Care

External Provisional Foster Care 101

DCFS Address

P.O. Box 1437, Slot S560
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437

DCFS Phone Number

501-682-8770
TDD: 501-682-1442
​Fax:501-682-2491

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