Revision: June 13, 2018, 4:43 p.m.
CHAPTER 230
SB 496-FN - FINAL VERSION
02/01/2018 0301s
02/01/2018 0419s
19Apr2018... 1259h
2018 SESSION
18-3006
04/05
SENATE BILL 496-FN
AN ACT relative to mediation for certain child support arrearages.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Rep. K. Rice, Hills. 37; Rep. M. MacKay, Hills. 30; Rep. Wall, Straf. 6; Rep. Welch, Rock. 13; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill permits mediation for child support arrearages for a period equaling or exceeding 8 weeks to be scheduled through the court.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/01/2018 0301s
02/01/2018 0419s
19Apr2018... 1259h 18-3006
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to mediation for certain child support arrearages.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
230:1 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Support. Amend RSA 461-A:14, XVIII to read as follows:
XVIII. Any motion for contempt of a court order regarding nonpayment of child support, if filed by a parent, shall be reviewed by the court within 30 days. When the arrearage equals or exceeds the equivalent of 8 weeks of child support under the existing order, the matter of the arrearage may be scheduled for mediation through the court within 30 days of the filing of the motion for contempt of court unless a hearing on the motion is scheduled earlier. The mediation shall not consider modification of the child support order. The court shall not order mediation if there is a finding of domestic violence as defined in RSA 173-B:1, unless all parties agree to the mediation.
230:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 08, 2018
Effective Date: August 07, 2018