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RSA 461-A:15 · Attorneys' Fees in Contempt Cases

Title: XLIII: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter: 461-A · PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Status: current
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461-A:15 Attorneys' Fees in Contempt Cases. – In any proceeding under this chapter in which a party alleges, and the court finds, that the other party has failed without just cause to obey a prior order, the court shall award reasonable costs and attorneys' fees to the prevailing party. Source. 2005, 273:1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

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Source. 2005, 273:1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

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2005, 273:1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005

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