Bill Text - HB1236 (2016)

Relative to hearings on modifications of parental rights and responsibilities.


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HB 1236 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

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HOUSE BILL\t1236

 

AN ACT\trelative to hearings on modifications of parental rights and responsibilities.

 

SPONSORS:\tRep. Luther, Belk. 3; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf. 15

 

COMMITTEE:\tChildren and Family Law

 

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ANALYSIS

 

\tThis bill provides that when the parties agree to a modification of parental rights and responsibilities, the court shall not hold a hearing on the modification unless requested by both parties.

 

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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.

\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

 

AN ACT\trelative to hearings on modifications of parental rights and responsibilities.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

\t1  Modification of Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Agreement of the Parties.  Amend RSA 461-A:11, I(a) to read as follows:

\t\t\t(a)  The parties agree to a modification.  The court shall not hold a hearing on the modification if so requested by both parties, who also assert they have not been coerced.

\t2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.