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RSA 490-D:1 · Judicial Branch Family Division Established

490-D:1 Judicial Branch Family Division Established. – The general court hereby organizes, constitutes, and establishes the judicial branch family division. The goals of the family division are the respectful treatment of all citizens by justices, marital masters, and other family division staff, the prompt and fair resolution of family issues by justices and marital masters specially selected and trained to deal effectively with such issues, the use of alternative dispute resolution to reduce the adversarial nature of proceedings involving families, and the assignment of all family matters of a single family to one family division justice or marital master located in a family division court that is geographically accessible to the family. Source. 2005, 177:14, eff. July 1, 2005.

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Source. 2005, 177:14, eff. July 1, 2005.

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  • 2005, 177:14, eff. July 1, 2005

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  • 2026 HB1615 reference · effective 2027-01-01

    sed marriage, divorce, legal separation, annulment, spousal support, child custody, parental rights, and related matters, including but not limited to RSA 457, RSA 458, RSA 461-A, RSA 490-D, and applicable doctrines of equity. VIII. "Filing" means submission of a document to the department of state for administrative purposes only, not constituting judicial review, recording, or approval unless express

  • 2026 HB1615-FN reference · effective 2027-01-01

    sed marriage, divorce, legal separation, annulment, spousal support, child custody, parental rights, and related matters, including but not limited to RSA 457, RSA 458, RSA 461-A, RSA 490-D, and applicable doctrines of equity. VIII. "Filing" means submission of a document to the department of state for administrative purposes only, not constituting judicial review, recording, or approval unless express

  • 2026 HB1687 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    s. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Judicial Branch Family Division; Restriction on Jurisdiction. Amend RSA 490-D by inserting after section 2 the following new section: 490-D:2-a Restriction on Jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the judicial branch family division shall have jurisdiction over

  • 2026 HB1687-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    s. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Judicial Branch Family Division; Restriction on Jurisdiction. Amend RSA 490-D by inserting after section 2 the following new section: 490-D:2-a Restriction on Jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the judicial branch family division shall have jurisdiction over

  • 2026 HB1717 repeal · effective 2027-01-01

    jurisdiction of the circuit court, family division. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Family Division; Establishment. RSA 490-D:1 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 490-D:1 Judicial Branch Family Division Established. The general court hereby organizes, constitutes, and establishes the judicial branch family division. The judicial br

  • 2026 HB1717 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    andard to the facts determined by the [marital master] administrative law judge. 6 New Section; Duties of the Administrative Judge of the New Hampshire Judicial Branch. Amend RSA 490-D by inserting after section 15 the following new section: 490-D:16 Duties of the Administrative judge of the New Hampshire Judicial Branch. I. Ensure all judicial branch family division administrative law judges st

  • 2026 HB1717-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    andard to the facts determined by the [marital master] administrative law judge. 6 New Section; Duties of the Administrative Judge of the New Hampshire Judicial Branch. Amend RSA 490-D by inserting after section 15 the following new section: 490-D:16 Duties of the Administrative judge of the New Hampshire Judicial Branch. I. Ensure all judicial branch family division administrative law judges st

  • 2026 HB1717-FN repeal · effective 2027-01-01

    jurisdiction of the circuit court, family division. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Family Division; Establishment. RSA 490-D:1 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 490-D:1 Judicial Branch Family Division Established. The general court hereby organizes, constitutes, and establishes the judicial branch family division. The judicial br

  • 2026 HB652 amend · effective 2026-01-01

    the jurisdiction, powers, and duties conferred upon the former probate and district courts [and upon the former judicial branch family division] by RSA 547[,] and RSA 502-A[, and RSA 490-D]. 5 Circuit Court; Circuit Court Locations. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 490-F:4 to read as follows: 490-F:4 Circuit Court Locations. The judicial districts for the district and family divisions shall b

  • 2026 HB652 reference · effective 2026-01-01

    n of the office of mediation and arbitration and the office of family mediation. The fund shall consist of: (a) All moneys collected pursuant to RSA 461-A:7, X, RSA 490:27, II, RSA 490-D:12, III, RSA 503:4, II, and RSA 502-A:28, III. (b) Any moneys appropriated to the fund by the general court. (c) Any moneys collected by the office of mediation and arbitration and the office of family mediation from f

  • 2026 HB652-FN amend · effective 2026-01-01

    the jurisdiction, powers, and duties conferred upon the former probate and district courts [and upon the former judicial branch family division] by RSA 547[,] and RSA 502-A[, and RSA 490-D]. 5 Circuit Court; Circuit Court Locations. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 490-F:4 to read as follows: 490-F:4 Circuit Court Locations. The judicial districts for the district and family divisions shall b

  • 2026 HB652-FN reference · effective 2026-01-01

    n of the office of mediation and arbitration and the office of family mediation. The fund shall consist of: (a) All moneys collected pursuant to RSA 461-A:7, X, RSA 490:27, II, RSA 490-D:12, III, RSA 503:4, II, and RSA 502-A:28, III. (b) Any moneys appropriated to the fund by the general court. (c) Any moneys collected by the office of mediation and arbitration and the office of family mediation from f

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