Revision: March 9, 2022, 9:41 a.m.
Rep. Yokela, Rock. 33
February 28, 2022
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07/10
Amendment to HB 1382
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 New Paragraph; Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Definitions; Shared Parenting Specified. Amend RSA 461-A:1 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:
VIII. "Shared parenting" means an arrangement in which each parent plays a substantially equal role in decision making responsibility, and 35 percent or more of the child's residential time is spent with each parent.
2 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Determination of Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Best Interest; Presumption of Shared Parenting Established. Amend RSA 461-A:6, I-a to read as follows:
I-a. If the court concludes that frequent and continuing contact between each child and both parents is not in the best interest of the child, the court shall make findings supporting its order. If the court does not make that conclusion, there shall be a presumption that shared parenting is in the best interests of the child.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill defines shared parenting and establishes a presumption that shared parenting is in the best interests of the child.