Bill Text - HB1420 (2010)

Relative to the calculation of child support.


Revision: March 18, 2010, midnight

HB 1420 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

17Mar2010… 0361h

2010 SESSION

10-2649

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

ANALYSIS

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.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

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:

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 RSA 461-A:14, IV is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: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 the court can determine when support will terminate for one of the children as provided in paragraph IV, the amount of the obligation for the remaining children shall also be stated in the order and shall take effect on the date specified without further legal action.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.