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RSA 461-A:1 · Definitions

Title
XLIII: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter
461-A · PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Status
current
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461-A:1 Definitions. – In this chapter:

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I.

"Contracted supervisor" means a mediator meeting the requirements RSA 328-C:2 and RSA 328-C:5, VI who has contracted with the court to participate in court-referred mediation under this chapter.

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II.

"Decision-making responsibility" means the responsibility to make decisions for the child. It may refer to decisions on all issues or on specified issues.

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III.

"Mediation" means a process in which a neutral third party facilitates settlement discussions between parties.

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IV.

"Mediator" means a family mediator, certified pursuant to RSA 328-C, who has contracted with the court to participate in court-referred mediation under this chapter.

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V.

"Parental rights and responsibilities" means all rights and responsibilities parents have concerning their child.

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VI.

"Parenting plan" means a written plan describing each parent's rights and responsibilities.

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VII.

"Parenting schedule" means the schedule agreed to by the parents, or ordered by the court, which specifies the days of the week and hours of the day when each parent has parenting time with their children.

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VIII.

"Qualified intern" means a person meeting the requirements of RSA 328-C:2 who participates in mediation under the direct supervision of a contracted supervisor.

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IX.

"Residential responsibility" means a parent's responsibility to provide a home for the child. Source. 2005, 273:1. 2009, 21:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010. 2022, 220:11, eff. Aug. 16, 2022. 2024, 140:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.

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Source note

Source. 2005, 273:1. 2009, 21:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010. 2022, 220:11, eff. Aug. 16, 2022. 2024, 140:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.

Source history

  • 2005, 273:1
  • 2009, 21:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010
  • 2022, 220:11, eff. Aug. 16, 2022
  • 2024, 140:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2025

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    unger. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Paragraph; Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Definition Added. Amend RSA 461-A:1 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph: IV-a. “Parental alienation” means a pattern of behavior, conduct, or speech that would damage the relationship of the child and a parent, resulting in the

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  • 2026 HB1323 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    court determines that such change would be in accordance with the best interests of the child. 7 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Grandparents' Visitation Rights. Amend RSA 461-A:13, II(b) to read as follows: (b) Whether allegations of parental alienation exist or if such visitation would interfere with any parent-child relationship or with a parent's authority over the child. 8 Parental Ri

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    ts and responsibilities described in RSA 461-A:2. [(m)] (n) Any other additional factors the court deems relevant. 6 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Modification. Amend RSA 461-A:11, I(b) to read as follows: (b) If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that parental alienation has occurred or repeated, intentional, and unwarranted interference by a parent with the residential respo

  • 2026 HB1323 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    ective actions taken in good faith based on reasonable belief of abuse or neglect under RSA 169-C, a petition for a restraining order filed in good faith pursuant to RSA 458:16 or RSA 461-A:10, or a petition filed in good faith for a civil protection order pursuant to RSA 633:3-a or RSA 173-B. 2 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Judicial Enforcement of Parenting Plan; Family Access Motion. Amend RSA 46

  • 2026 HB1323-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    arent-child relationship or with a parent's authority over the child. 8 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Attorneys' Fees in Contempt and Parental Alienation Cases. Amend RSA 461-A:15 to read as follows: 461-A:15 Attorneys' Fees in Contempt and Parental Alienation Cases. In any proceeding under this chapter in which a party alleges, and the court finds, that the other party has failed without ju

  • 2026 HB1323-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    unger. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Paragraph; Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Definition Added. Amend RSA 461-A:1 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph: IV-a. “Parental alienation” means a pattern of behavior, conduct, or speech that would damage the relationship of the child and a parent, resulting in the

  • 2026 HB1323-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    court determines that such change would be in accordance with the best interests of the child. 7 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Grandparents' Visitation Rights. Amend RSA 461-A:13, II(b) to read as follows: (b) Whether allegations of parental alienation exist or if such visitation would interfere with any parent-child relationship or with a parent's authority over the child. 8 Parental Ri

  • 2026 HB1323-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    ts and responsibilities described in RSA 461-A:2. [(m)] (n) Any other additional factors the court deems relevant. 6 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Modification. Amend RSA 461-A:11, I(b) to read as follows: (b) If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that parental alienation has occurred or repeated, intentional, and unwarranted interference by a parent with the residential respo

  • 2026 HB1323-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    ective actions taken in good faith based on reasonable belief of abuse or neglect under RSA 169-C, a petition for a restraining order filed in good faith pursuant to RSA 458:16 or RSA 461-A:10, or a petition filed in good faith for a civil protection order pursuant to RSA 633:3-a or RSA 173-B. 2 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Judicial Enforcement of Parenting Plan; Family Access Motion. Amend RSA 46

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