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RSA 5-C:59 · Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment Registration Procedures
5-C:59 Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment Registration Procedures. –
Copy linkOnly one record of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment shall be prepared by the clerk of the court and forwarded to the division for each marriage dissolved by the superior court.
Copy linkQueries to the division concerning any entry on the report of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment shall be forwarded by the division to the clerk of court or legal representative.
Copy linkUpon receipt from the clerk of superior court of a decree of the resumption of marital relations in accordance with RSA 458:30, the division shall mark the report of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment with notice of such resumption.
Copy linkIn the case of a court-ordered civil annulment of marriage that occurred in the state of New Hampshire, the following procedures shall apply:
Copy linkUpon receipt of a report of civil annulment from the clerk of court, the word "VOID" shall be stamped across the face of the marriage certificate by the division to indicate that the marriage has been annulled.
Copy linkA notation shall be made by the state registrar on the face of the marriage certificate to show that a court-ordered civil annulment was the authority used to void the marriage record and to indicate the name of the authorizing court and the date of the authorization.
Copy linkIf a copy of the marriage certificate for which the marriage was annulled is also on file at the office of clerk of the town or city, the division shall send notice of such civil annulment to that clerk. Upon receipt of the notice, the clerk shall stamp, or print with a pen, the word "VOID" across the face of the marriage certificate; note that a court ordered civil annulment was the authority used to void the marriage record; and indicate the name of the authorizing court and the date of such authorization. Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
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Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Source history
- 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006
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