HB 135 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
\t17-0091
\t05/01
HOUSE BILL\t135
AN ACT\trelative to the submission of evidence prior to hearings in divorce cases.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Itse, Rock. 10; Rep. Wallace, Rock. 33; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 14; Rep. K. Rice, Hills. 37; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Daniels, Dist 11
COMMITTEE:\tJudiciary
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill permits the parties to request a continuance if evidence in a divorce case is not submitted at least 5 days prior to the hearing.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t17-0091
\t05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT\trelative to the submission of evidence prior to hearings in divorce cases.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 New Section; Annulment, Divorce and Separation; Submission of Evidence. Amend RSA 458 by inserting after section 13 the following new section:
\t458:13-a Submission of Evidence. Evidence submitted to the court in a proceeding under this chapter shall be disclosed to the opposing party at least 5 days prior to the date of the hearing. If a party submits evidence less than 5 days prior to the hearing, the opposing party may request a continuance, which shall be granted for a period of not more than 30 days from the originally scheduled hearing date.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.