Section 546-B:31 – Establishment of Support Order.
546-B:31 Establishment of Support Order. – I. If a support order entitled to recognition under this chapter has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if: (a) The individual seeking the order resides outside this state; or (b) The support enforcement […]
Section 546-B:31-a – Proceeding to Determine Parentage.
546-B:31-a Proceeding to Determine Parentage. – A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this chapter or a law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Section 546-B:32 – Employer’s Receipt of Income-Withholding Order of Another State.
546-B:32 Employer’s Receipt of Income-Withholding Order of Another State. – An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency, to the person defined as the obligor’s employer, under RSA 458-B, without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering […]
Section 546-B:33 – Employer’s Compliance With Income-Withholding Order of Another State.
546-B:33 Employer’s Compliance With Income-Withholding Order of Another State. – I. Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor’s employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor. II. The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in another state which appears regular on its face as if it had been […]
Section 546-B:34 – Employer’s Compliance With 2 or More Income-Withholding Orders.
546-B:34 Employer’s Compliance With 2 or More Income-Withholding Orders. – If the obligor’s employer receives 2 or more income-withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor’s principal place of employment […]
Section 546-B:35 – Immunity From Civil Liability.
546-B:35 Immunity From Civil Liability. – An employer who complies with an income-withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this article is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the employer’s withholding child support from the obligor’s income. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Section 546-B:36 – Penalties for Noncompliance.
546-B:36 Penalties for Noncompliance. – An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income-withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this state. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Section 546-B:22 – Pleadings and Accompanying Documents.
546-B:22 Pleadings and Accompanying Documents. – I. In a proceeding under this chapter, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, or to determine parentage of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country must file a petition. Unless otherwise ordered under […]
Section 546-B:23 – Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances.
546-B:23 Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances. – If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party […]
Section 546-B:24 – Costs and Fees.
546-B:24 Costs and Fees. – I. The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs. II. If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this state may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney’s fees, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee […]