Revision: July 16, 2024, 8:25 a.m.
CHAPTER 192
HB 1282-FN - FINAL VERSION
22Feb2024... 0453h
11Apr2024... 1186h
2024 SESSION
24-2044
05/08
HOUSE BILL 1282-FN
AN ACT relative to the duration of child support.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ball, Rock. 25; Rep. J. Nelson, Rock. 13; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29; Rep. Bickford, Straf. 3; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill alters the time at which a child support obligation terminates.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Feb2024... 0453h
11Apr2024... 1186h 24-2044
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to the duration of child support.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
192:1 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Support. Amend RSA 461-A:14, IV to read as follows:
IV. The amount of a child support obligation shall remain as stated in the order until the dependent child for whom support is ordered [completes his or her high school education or reaches the age of 18 years, whichever is later, or] marries, or becomes a member of the armed services, or is emancipated pursuant to an order of emancipation under RSA 461-B, or reaches the age of 18 years, unless the child is still a full-time student at a secondary or elementary school, charter school, or a home education program in conformity with RSA 193-a at the age of 18, then child support shall continue until the child graduates or until 2 months after the child reaches the age of 19, whichever is first, at which time the child support obligation, including all educational support obligations, [terminates] shall terminate without further legal action. If the parties have a child with disabilities, the court may initiate or continue the child support obligation after the child reaches the age of 18. No child support order for a child with disabilities which becomes effective after July 9, 2013 may continue after the child reaches age 21 or no longer qualifies as a child with a disability, as defined in RSA 186-C:2, I, who is receiving special education or special education and related services as identified by the child's school district.
192:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
Approved: July 12, 2024
Effective Date: July 01, 2025