Section 461-A:22 – Modification of Agreements on College Expenses.
461-A:22 Modification of Agreements on College Expenses. – Every agreement made under RSA 461-A:21 shall state whether the agreement either is modifiable or is not modifiable. To qualify as not modifiable, the agreement shall state a specific dollar amount to be contributed by either or both parents. If the parents’ agreement states that it […]
Section 461-A:23 – Enforcement of Agreements on College Expenses.
461-A:23 Enforcement of Agreements on College Expenses. – The court shall enforce any parental agreement on educational expenses that meets the requirements of RSA 461-A:21. Source. 2013, 154:2, eff. Aug. 27, 2013.
Section 461-A:24 – Mediation of Agreements on College Expenses.
461-A:24 Mediation of Agreements on College Expenses. – Before any court hearing to modify or enforce any agreement to contribute to college expenses, the parties shall participate in mediation, either privately contracted mediation or mediation under RSA 461-A:7. Source. 2013, 154:2, eff. Aug. 27, 2013.
Section 461-B:1 – Definitions.
461-B:1 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. " Minor " means a person who is under 18 years of age. II. " Court " means the judicial branch family division, unless otherwise indicated. Source. 2019, 110:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
Section 461-B:2 – Jurisdiction.
461-B:2 Jurisdiction. – I. The court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over all proceedings determining whether a minor should be emancipated in whole or in part. II. The court may retain jurisdiction over the emancipated minor prior to the minor’s eighteenth birthday. III. The court shall close the case when the minor reaches the […]
Section 461-B:3 – Venue.
461-B:3 Venue. – I. Proceedings under this chapter may be originated in any judicial district in which the minor is found or resides. II. By the court upon its own motion or that of any party, proceedings under this chapter may, upon notice and acceptance, be transferred to another judicial district as the interests […]
Section 461-A:12 – Relocation of a Residence of a Child.
461-A:12 Relocation of a Residence of a Child. – I. This section shall apply any time after the filing of a parenting petition or a divorce petition. This section shall not apply if the relocation results in the residence being closer to the other parent or to any location within the child’s current school […]
Section 461-A:13 – Grandparents’ Visitation Rights.
461-A:13 Grandparents’ Visitation Rights. – I. Grandparents, whether adoptive or natural, may petition the court for reasonable rights of visitation with the minor child as provided in paragraph III. The provisions of this section shall not apply in cases where access by the grandparent or grandparents to the minor child has been restricted for […]
Section 461-A:14 – Support.
461-A:14 Support. – I. After the filing of a petition for divorce, annulment, separation, paternity, support, or allocation of parental rights and responsibilities, including petitions filed by the department of health and human services pursuant to RSA 161-B, 161-C, and 546-B, the court shall make such further decree in relation to the support and […]
Section 461-A:15 – Attorneys’ Fees in Contempt Cases.
461-A:15 Attorneys’ Fees in Contempt Cases. – In any proceeding under this chapter in which a party alleges, and the court finds, that the other party has failed without just cause to obey a prior order, the court shall award reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party. Source. 2005, 273:1, eff. Oct. […]