Revision: Jan. 26, 2017, 3:52 p.m.
HB 506 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0535
05/03
HOUSE BILL 506
AN ACT relative to notice of a petition for modification of child support.
SPONSORS: Rep. K. Rice, Hills. 37; Rep. Rouillard, Hills. 6; Rep. Itse, Rock. 10; Rep. Phinney, Straf. 24; Sen. Avard, Dist 12
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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This bill provides that, for purposes of the effective date of modification of a child support order, notice to the respondent may include written notice, by electronic means, stating that the petitioner seeks to modify the child support obligation based on a substantial change in circumstances and a petition for modification is pending and will be filed with the court if efforts to file a joint motion are unsuccessful.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0535
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to notice of a petition for modification of child support.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Child Support Guidelines; Modification of Order; Notice of Petition. Amend RSA 458-C:7, II to read as follows:
II. Any child support modification shall not be effective prior to the date that notice of the petition for modification has been given to the respondent. "Notice'' means:
(a) Service as specified in civil actions; [or]
(b) Acceptance of a copy of the petition, as long as the petition is filed no later than 30 days following said acceptance, and as long as the petitioner provides proof of acceptance by a certified mail receipt. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to affect service as required by law[.]; or
(c) Written notice to the respondent, which may be by electronic means, stating that: (i) the petitioner seeks to modify his or her child support obligation based on a substantial change in circumstances, (ii) a petition for modification is pending, and (iii) the petition will be filed with the court if efforts to file a joint motion are unsuccessful. Offers of proof that notice was provided in accordance with this subparagraph may include a read receipt, response, or such other evidence as the court deems sufficient.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.