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HB463: relative to the awarding parental rights and responsibilities to a stepparent or grandparent.

Citation
2008 HB463
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House status
Passed/Adopted
Senate status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
SENATE Judiciary
Hearing
05/22/2007 at 02:00 PM
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Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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HB 463 – AS INTRODUCED

2007 SESSION

07-0633

05/03

HOUSE BILL 463

AN ACT relative to the awarding parental rights and responsibilities to a stepparent or grandparent.

SPONSORS: Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Julie Brown, Straf 1; Rep. B. Richardson, Ches 5; Rep. Ginsburg, Hills 20

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

ANALYSIS

This bill removes the reference to awarding parental rights and responsibilities to a stepparent or grandparent in a proceeding under RSA 461-A.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

07-0633

05/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to the awarding parental rights and responsibilities to a stepparent or grandparent.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Determination of Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Stepparents and Grandparents. Amend RSA 461-A:6, V to read as follows:

V. If the court determines that it is in the best interest of the children, it shall in its decree grant reasonable visitation privileges to a party who is a stepparent of the children or to the grandparents of the children pursuant to RSA 461-A:13. [Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit or require an award of parental rights and responsibilities to a stepparent or grandparent if the court determines that such an award is in the best interest of the child.]

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.