Revision: Nov. 16, 2021, 4 p.m.
HB 1118 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2767
05/04
HOUSE BILL 1118
SPONSORS: Rep. B. Griffin, Hills. 6
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill addresses the determination of parental rights and responsibilities following the death of a child's parent or guardian.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2767
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Parental Rights and Responsibilities. Amend RSA 461-A:6 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
III-a. In cases where the court is addressing temporary or permanent parental rights and responsibilities due to either the death of a parent or the death of a guardian who has served in that capacity for the child for at least 2 years, the court shall consider, as part of its determination as to the best interests of a child, the contact the child has had with the surviving parent and/or the wishes of the deceased guardian as provided in estate planning documents.
2 New Paragraph; Guardianship of Minors and Estates of Minors; Ex Parte and Temporary Orders. Amend RSA 463:7 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. In cases where the court is addressing temporary guardianship due to either the death of a parent or the death of a guardian who has served in that capacity for the child for at least 2 years, the court shall consider, as part of its determination as to the best interests of a child, the contact the child has had with the surviving parent and/or the wishes of the deceased guardian as provided in estate planning documents.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.