HB 463 – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
05/03
HOUSE BILL 463
AN ACT relative to the awarding parental rights and responsibilities to a stepparent or grandparent.
SPONSORS: Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Julie Brown, Straf 1; Rep. B. Richardson, Ches 5; Rep. Ginsburg, Hills 20
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill removes the reference to awarding parental rights and responsibilities to a stepparent or grandparent in a proceeding under RSA 461-A.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-0633
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to the awarding parental rights and responsibilities to a stepparent or grandparent.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Determination of Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Stepparents and Grandparents. Amend RSA 461-A:6, V to read as follows:
V. If the court determines that it is in the best interest of the children, it shall in its decree grant reasonable visitation privileges to a party who is a stepparent of the children or to the grandparents of the children pursuant to RSA 461-A:13. [Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit or require an award of parental rights and responsibilities to a stepparent or grandparent if the court determines that such an award is in the best interest of the child.]
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.