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SB496: (Second New Title) relative to mediation for certain child support arrearages.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

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Children and Family Law

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CHAPTER 230

SB 496-FN - FINAL VERSION

02/01/2018 0301s

02/01/2018 0419s

19Apr2018... 1259h

2018 SESSION

18-3006

04/05

SENATE BILL 496-FN

AN ACT relative to mediation for certain child support arrearages.


AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill permits mediation for child support arrearages for a period equaling or exceeding 8 weeks to be scheduled through the court.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/01/2018 0301s

02/01/2018 0419s

19Apr2018... 1259h 18-3006

04/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

AN ACT relative to mediation for certain child support arrearages.

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

230:1 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Support. Amend RSA 461-A:14, XVIII to read as follows:

XVIII. Any motion for contempt of a court order regarding nonpayment of child support, if filed by a parent, shall be reviewed by the court within 30 days. When the arrearage equals or exceeds the equivalent of 8 weeks of child support under the existing order, the matter of the arrearage may be scheduled for mediation through the court within 30 days of the filing of the motion for contempt of court unless a hearing on the motion is scheduled earlier. The mediation shall not consider modification of the child support order. The court shall not order mediation if there is a finding of domestic violence as defined in RSA 173-B:1, unless all parties agree to the mediation.

230:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 08, 2018

Effective Date: August 07, 2018