Section 546-B:51 – Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Another State When Individual Parties Reside in This State.
546-B:51 Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Another State When Individual Parties Reside in This State. – I. If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the […]
Section 546-B:52 – Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification.
546-B:52 Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification. – Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order, and in each tribunal in which the party knows […]
Section 546-B:52-a – Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Foreign Country.
546-B:52-a Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Foreign Country. – I. Except as otherwise provided in 546-B:53-j, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind […]
Section 546-B:52-b – Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Foreign Country for Modification.
546-B:52-b Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Foreign Country for Modification. – A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the Convention may register that order in this state under RSA 546-B:39 through RSA 546-B:46 if the order has not […]
Section 546-B:53 – Definitions.
546-B:53 Definitions. – In this article: I. " Application " means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority. II. " Central authority " means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign […]
Section 546-B:53-a – Applicability.
546-B:53-a Applicability. – This article applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this article is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, this article controls. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Section 546-B:53-b – Relationship of Department of Health and Human Services to United States Central Authority.
546-B:53-b Relationship of Department of Health and Human Services to United States Central Authority. – The department of health and human services of this state is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Section 546-B:42 – Choice of Law.
546-B:42 Choice of Law. – I. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph IV, the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs: (a) The nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under a registered support order; (b) The computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under the […]
Section 546-B:43 – Notice of Registration of Order.
546-B:43 Notice of Registration of Order. – I. When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant […]
Section 546-B:44 – Procedure to Contest Validity or Enforcement of Registered Support Order.
546-B:44 Procedure to Contest Validity or Enforcement of Registered Support Order. – I. A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by RSA 546-B:43. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense […]