Revision: Nov. 7, 2017, 9:29 a.m.
HB 1325 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2600
08/05
HOUSE BILL 1325
AN ACT relative to venue in child protection actions.
SPONSORS: Rep. Brewster, Merr. 21
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows parents to change venue in child protection actions.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2600
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to venue in child protection actions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Venue; Child Protection Hearings. Amend RSA 169-C:5 to read as follows:
169-:5 Venue.
I. Proceedings under this chapter [may] shall be originated in the judicial district in which the child is found or resides.
II. [By the court, upon its own motion, or that of any party,] Proceedings under this chapter may, upon notice and acceptance, be transferred to another court [as the interests of justice or convenience of the parties require] if requested by a parent of the child.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.