(a)

1. (1) If there are no child support arrearages, the noncustodial parent may terminate income withholding for child support without petitioning the court by giving written notice, in person or by certified mail, to the:

   1. (A) Noncustodial parent’s employer;
   2. (B) Custodial party;
   3. (C) Office of Child Support Enforcement;
   4. (D) Arkansas Child Support Clearinghouse; and
   5. (E) Clerk of the court.

2. (2) The notice must:

   1. (A) Be given no earlier than thirty (30) calendar days before the termination of the duty to pay support; and
   2. (B) Contain:

(i) The name and address of the noncustodial parent;

1. (ii) The name and address of the noncustodial parent’s employer;

   1. (iii) A statement that income withholding for child support will be terminated;

      1. (iv) The date of termination; and
      2. (v) The basis for termination of income withholding.

(b)

1. (1) The custodial party, the office, or the clerk of the court may file a written objection to the termination.
2. (2) The written objection to the termination must be made by certified mail to the noncustodial parent and to his or her employer within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of the notice of intent to terminate income withholding for child support.

3. (3) It must:

   1. (A) State that the noncustodial parent’s duty to pay child support has not been fulfilled as required by court order; and
   2. (B) Set forth the reasons for nonfulfillment.
4. (4) If a written objection is filed as provided in this subsection, income withholding for child support shall continue until such time as an order is entered which terminates, alters, or amends income withholding for child support.
5. (5) Note. For information on automatic modification of the support amount when one (1) child emancipates, see 9 CAR § 6-101 et seq.