AR HB1663

Courts must deny alimony to petitioners found to have committed domestic abuse under the Domestic Abuse Act of 1991 when the abuse victim would be required to pay the alimony

Courts may terminate existing alimony awards if the recipient is subsequently found to have committed domestic abuse against the person paying alimony, effective from the date of the finding

Alimony must be denied to petitioners convicted of domestic battering (first, second, or third degree) or assault on a family or household member (aggravated, first, second, or third degree) when the victim is the respondent

A subsequent domestic abuse finding or conviction constitutes a "significant and material change in circumstances" under existing law, providing grounds to modify alimony arrangements

Applies to both civil domestic abuse findings and criminal domestic violence convictions where the alimony payor was the victim of the abuse