SB 414 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2233
09/05
SENATE BILL 414
AN ACT relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.
SPONSORS: Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies that if a court finds any party in contempt relating to any proceeding related to the enforcement of marital property settlements, the court shall fashion a remedy that immediately rectifies the cause of the contempt, if practicable, such as ordering immediate access to funds, payment, or property that has been withheld.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2233
09/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Annulment, Divorce, and Separation; Enforcement. Amend RSA 458:51-a by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. If the court finds any party in contempt relating to any proceeding in this chapter, the court shall fashion a remedy that immediately rectifies the cause of the contempt, if practicable, such as ordering immediate access to funds, payment, or property that has been withheld.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
Nov. 21, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1