HB173: relative to the basis for awarding custody to a stepparent or grandparent.

HB 173 – AS INTRODUCED

2009 SESSION

09-0516

05/01

HOUSE BILL 173

AN ACT relative to the basis for awarding custody to a stepparent or grandparent.

SPONSORS: Rep. Bickford, Straf 3

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

ANALYSIS

This bill removes a reference to the possibility of awarding parental rights and responsibilities to a stepparent or grandparent as part of 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

09-0516

05/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to the basis for awarding custody 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; Best Interest. 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 60 days after its passage.