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HB1236: relative to hearings on modifications of parental rights and responsibilities.

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HB 1236 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

10Mar2016... 0546h

2016 SESSION

16-2146

05/01

HOUSE BILL 1236

AN ACT relative to hearings on modifications of parental rights and responsibilities.


ANALYSIS

This bill provides that when the parties agree to a modification of parental rights and responsibilities, the court shall not hold a hearing on the modification unless requested by both parties.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

10Mar2016... 0546h 16-2146

05/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

AN ACT relative to hearings on modifications of parental rights and responsibilities.

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

1 Modification of Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Agreement of the Parties. Amend RSA 461-A:11, I(a) to read as follows:

(a) The parties agree to a modification. The court shall not hold a hearing on the modification if so requested by both parties, who also assert they have not been coerced.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.