Revision: Dec. 17, 2025, 8:43 a.m.
HB 1757 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2661
09/06
HOUSE BILL 1757
AN ACT prohibiting the remedy of alimony for marriages that existed for six years or less.
SPONSORS: Rep. Barton, Graf. 1; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. Love, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits a court from ordering alimony for marriages that lasted 6 years or less.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2661
09/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT prohibiting the remedy of alimony for marriages that existed for six years or less.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Term Alimony; Minimum Length of Marriage. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 458:19-a, I to read as follows:
I. The court may order term alimony upon agreement of the parties or in the absence of an agreement, at the request of either party by petition or motion in a case for divorce, legal separation, or annulment. Any request for alimony shall be made either before the final decree is effective or not later than 5 years from the effective date. The purpose of term alimony is to allow both parties to maintain a reasonable standard of living. If the issue of term alimony is contested, the court may order term alimony only if it finds that the marriage existed for more than 6 years and that:
2 Reimbursement Alimony; Minimum Length of Marriage. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 458:19-a, V to read as follows:
V. The court may order reimbursement alimony upon agreement of the parties or in the absence of an agreement, at the request of either party by petition or motion in a case for divorce, legal separation, or annulment where the marriage existed for more than 6 years. The request for reimbursement alimony shall be made before the final decree is effective. The purpose of reimbursement alimony is to compensate the payee for economic or non-economic contribution to the financial resources of the payor, where the property subject to division under RSA 458:16-a is either inappropriate or inadequate to provide such compensation. The contribution to the payor's financial resources may include support of education or job training, or an investment of time or money. The following shall apply to reimbursement alimony orders:
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.