HB 1279 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2797
07/05
HOUSE BILL 1279
AN ACT relative to the duration of term alimony.
SPONSORS: Rep. Roy, Rock. 32
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill removes the ending of term alimony upon remarriage of the payee.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2797
07/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to the duration of term alimony.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Term and Reimbursement Alimony. Amend RSA 458:19-a, III to read as follows:
III. The maximum duration of term alimony shall be 50 percent of the length of the marriage, unless the parties agree otherwise or the court finds that justice requires an adjustment under paragraph IV. If justice requires, the court may use a different beginning or ending date in measuring the length of the marriage. [Term alimony shall end on the remarriage of the payee, unless the order is based on an agreement of the parties that provides otherwise.]
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 22, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| March 1, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
March 15, 2022: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/15/2022 HJ 6
March 9, 2022: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 15-0; CC)
Feb. 23, 2022: Executive Session: 03/01/2022 0900am LOB 206-208
Feb. 15, 2022: Public Hearing: 02/22/2022 10:00 am LOB 206-208
Nov. 19, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Children and Family Law
Nov. 19, 2021: To Be Introduced and referred to Children and Family Law