Revision: Jan. 12, 2009, midnight
HB 195 – AS INTRODUCED
2009 SESSION
05/04
HOUSE BILL 195
AN ACT relative to relocation of a residence of a child.
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill creates an exemption from the requirement that the court hold a hearing on the proposed relocation of the principal residence of a child if the move is less than 100 miles from the child’s current residence.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
09-0354
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to relocation of a residence of a child.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Relocation of the Residence of a Child. Amend RSA 461-A:12, I to read as follows:
I. This section shall apply if the existing parenting plan, order on parental rights and responsibilities, or other enforceable agreement between the parties does not expressly govern the relocation issue. This section shall not apply if the relocation is less than 100 miles from the original residence, or results in the residence being closer to the other parent or to any location within the child’s current school district.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.