Revision: March 10, 2022, 11:23 a.m.
HB 1515 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
10Mar2022... 0319h
2022 SESSION
22-2337
07/04
HOUSE BILL 1515
AN ACT relative to the guardian ad litem report requirements.
SPONSORS: Rep. Gay, Rock. 8; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 5; Rep. Langley, Hills. 8; Rep. Booras, Hills. 33; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 4; Rep. Cali-Pitts, Rock. 30; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 16; Rep. McWilliams, Merr. 27; Rep. Post, Hills. 4
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill modifies the requirements of the guardian ad litem report.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10Mar2022... 0319h 22-2337
07/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to the guardian ad litem report requirements.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Guardian ad Litem. Report Requirements Modified. Amend RSA 461-A:16, I-c to read as follows:
I-c. The guardian ad litem shall file a report of his or her investigation no later than the date of the final pretrial hearing. The report shall include only factual information and shall not propose any recommendations [not propose any of the following unless specifically requested by the court:
(a) An allocation of decision-making responsibility;
(b) A parenting plan; or
(c) A specific parenting schedule].
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.