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HB52: relative to grounds for modification of parental rights and responsibilities.
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- Carolyn Gargasz House · Hills 5
- Jane Johnson House · Ches 6
- Nancy Stiles Senate · Dist 24
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CHAPTER 162
HB 52 – FINAL VERSION
15Mar2011… 0480h
05/11/11 1678s
2011 SESSION
11-0191
05/04
HOUSE BILL 52
AN ACT relative to grounds for modification of parental rights and responsibilities.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill permits the court to modify a permanent parenting order based on the best interests of the child if the modification makes no more than a minimal change in the allocation of parenting time.
The bill also permits modification of a parenting plan based on the best interests of the child, other than the sections of the plan concerning relocation or the parenting schedule.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Mar2011… 0480h
05/11/11 1678s
11-0191
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to grounds for modification of parental rights and responsibilities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
162:1 New Subparagraph; Grounds for Modification of Parenting Rights and Responsibilities. Amend RSA 461-A:11, I by inserting after subparagraph (e) the following new subparagraph:
(f) The modification makes either a minimal change or no change in the allocation of parenting time between the parents, and the court determines that such change would be in the best interests of the child.
162:2 Modification of Parenting Plan. Amend RSA 461-A:11, II to read as follows:
II. Except as provided in RSA 461-A:11, I (b) - (f) for parenting schedules and RSA 461-A:12 for a request to relocate the residence of a child, the court may issue an order modifying any section of a permanent parenting plan based on the best interest of the child. RSA 461-A:5, III shall apply to any request to modify decision-making responsibility.
III. For the purposes of this section, the burden of proof shall be on the moving party.
162:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 14, 2011
Effective Date: August 13, 2011