TO PROHIBIT AN AWARD OF ALIMONY OR TERMINATE ALIMONY FOR A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED AN ACT OF CIVIL OR CRIMINAL DOMESTIC ABUSE WHEN THE VICTIM WOULD BE THE PAYOR OF ALIMONY.

HB 1663 sought to change alimony laws in Arkansas related to domestic abuse. The bill would have prohibited a court from awarding alimony to a person if they were found to have committed an act of domestic abuse or were convicted of specific domestic battering or assault offenses against the individual who would pay the alimony. For those already receiving alimony, it would have allowed a court to terminate the award if the recipient was subsequently found to have committed such an act or convicted of such an offense against the payor. These findings or convictions would be considered a significant change in circumstances for existing alimony awards.