HB1781: relative to child support obligations during postsecondary education.

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RSA references from bill data

• 186-C:2 · amend · effective 2027-01-01

  a child with disabilities which becomes effective after July 9, 2013 may continue after the child reaches age 21 or no longer qualifies as a child with a disability, as defined in RSA 186-C:2, I, who is receiving special education or special education and related services as identified by the child's school district. 2 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Support. Amend RSA 461-A:14, V to read as follows

• 193-A · reference · effective 2027-01-01

  or reaches the age of 18 years, unless the child is still a full-time student at a secondary or elementary school, charter school, [or] a home education program in conformity with RSA 193-A at the age of 18, or college or other post-secondary education, subject to paragraph V, then child support shall continue until the child graduates or until [2 months after] the child reaches the age of [19] 22, whichev

• 461-A · reference · effective 2027-01-01

  0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill METHODOLOGY: This bill amends RSA 461-A by making the following changes to child support laws. The bill: Removes the portion of the statute that caps child support at two months after a child’s 19th birthday, replacing it with a cap at 22 years old; Provide

• 461-A:14 · amend · effective 2027-01-01

  uring postsecondary education. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Support. Amend RSA 461-A:14, IV to read as follows: IV. The amount of a child support obligation shall remain as stated in the order until the dependent child for whom support is ordered marries, or becomes a member of the armed services, or is

• 461-A:21 · amend · effective 2027-01-01

  der shall require a parent to contribute to an adult child's [college expenses or other] educational expenses beyond the completion of [high school] college, except as provided in RSA 461-A:21. 3 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Agreement on Post-College Expenses. Amend RSA 461-A:21 to read as follows: 461-A:21 Agreement on Post-College Expenses. Parents may agree to contribute to their child's pos

• 461-B · reference · effective 2027-01-01

  in the order until the dependent child for whom support is ordered marries, or becomes a member of the armed services, or is emancipated pursuant to an order of emancipation under RSA 461-B, or reaches the age of 18 years, unless the child is still a full-time student at a secondary or elementary school, charter school, [or] a home education program in conformity with RSA 193-A at the age of 18, or college

RSAs mentioned by this document

• RSA 186-C · SPECIAL EDUCATION
• RSA 193-A · HOME EDUCATION
• RSA 461-A · PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• RSA 461-B · EMANCIPATION
• RSA 186-C:2 · Definitions
• RSA 461-A:14 · Support
• RSA 461-A:21 · Agreement on College Expenses