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:53-c – Initiation by Department of Health and Human Services of Support Proceeding Under Convention.
546-B:53-c Initiation by Department of Health and Human Services of Support Proceeding Under Convention. – I. In a support proceeding under this article, the department of health and human services of this state shall: (a) Transmit and receive applications; and (b) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a […]
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 […]
Section 546-B:45 – Contest of Registration or Enforcement.
546-B:45 Contest of Registration or Enforcement. – I. A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses: (a) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party; (b) The order was obtained […]
Section 546-B:46 – Confirmed Order.
546-B:46 Confirmed Order. – Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Section 546-B:47 – Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Another State for Modification.
546-B:47 Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Another State for Modification. – A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in this state in the same manner provided in RSA 546-B:39 through RSA 546-B:46, if […]