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HB386: relative to the parenting schedule for weekends and holidays.

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HB 386 - AS INTRODUCED

2019 SESSION

19-0350

05/10

HOUSE BILL 386

AN ACT relative to the parenting schedule for weekends and holidays.


ANALYSIS

This bill provides that, unless otherwise agreed, the parents shall share weekends and holidays.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19-0350

05/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

AN ACT relative to the parenting schedule for weekends and holidays.

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

1 New Paragraph; Parenting Schedule for Weekends and Holidays. Amend RSA 461-A:4 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:

VII.(a) As provided in the parenting schedule, weekends and holidays shall be shared between the parents in accordance with their agreement; neither parent shall receive more than approximately 50 percent of the time unless both parties agree to such an arrangement.

(b) Both parents of a special needs child, particularly a child who is primarily confined to the home, shall share weekends and holidays as equally as possible to avoid caregiver burnout.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.