CHAPTER 321
HB 1420 – FINAL VERSION
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05/12/10 2065s
2010 SESSION
05/03
HOUSE BILL 1420
AN ACT relative to the calculation of child support.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bickford, Straf 3; Rep. G. Katsakiores, Rock 5
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill provides that upon the termination of support for one child, the amount of the child support obligation for the remaining children shall be stated in the order. The bill also clarifies that termination of support for one of the children provides a substantial change in circumstances for purposes of modification of the child support order.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17Mar2010… 0361h
05/12/10 2065s
10-2649
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to the calculation of child support.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
321:1 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Child Support. RSA 461-A:14, IV is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
IV. The amount of a child support obligation shall remain as stated in the order until the dependent child for whom support is ordered completes his or her high school education or reaches the age of 18 years, whichever is later, or marries, or becomes a member of the armed services, at which time the child support obligation, including all educational support obligations, terminates without further legal action. If the order involves a disabled child, the court shall specify the duration of the order, which may be beyond the time when the child reaches the age of 18.
IV-a. If the order establishes a support obligation for more than one child, and if the court can determine that within the next 3 years support will terminate for one of the children as provided in paragraph IV, the amount of the new child support obligation for the remaining children may be stated in the order and shall take effect on the date or event specified without further legal action. Termination of support for any one of the children under paragraph IV is a substantial change of circumstances for purposes of modification of the child support order under RSA 458-C:7.
321:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 20, 2010
Effective Date: September 18, 2010