458:18-a Group Insurance Plans. – Upon a decree of nullity, divorce, or legal separation, if one spouse is a member of a group health insurance plan and the employer or any other sponsor is responsible for the payment of the premium required by the insurer as the consideration for providing coverage to an ex-spouse, […]
458:19 Alimony; Definitions. – In RSA 458:19-a and RSA 458:19-aa: I. " Alimony " means one or more payments made to, or for the benefit of, a spouse or former spouse. II. " Effective date " means the date when an order takes effect under court rule. III. " Exclusions from gross income " […]
458:19-a Term and Reimbursement Alimony. – I. The court may order term alimony upon agreement of the parties or in the absence of an agreement, at the request of either party by petition or motion in a case for divorce, legal separation, or annulment. Any request for alimony shall be made either before the […]
458:19-aa Alimony Modification or Termination. – I. (a) The court may modify the amount or duration of a term alimony order upon agreement of the parties or, in the absence of an agreement, at the request of either party by petition or motion. If the proceeding for modification is contested, any modification shall be […]
458:19-b Divorce in Another Jurisdiction. – The circuit court shall have jurisdiction to make such orders or temporary orders of alimony to a divorced wife or divorced husband, or of support to the children of divorced parents as justice shall require in cases where the decree of divorce was not granted in this jurisdiction, […]
458:19-c Medical Assistance Recipient; Notice of Petition for Spousal Support. – I. If the petitioner or respondent is a recipient of medical assistance under the state Medicaid program, the petitioner shall serve the department of health and human services with a copy of any petition for spousal support filed under this chapter. II. The […]
458:2 Petitions. – If any doubt exists whether any marriage is void, or as to the effect of any former decree of divorce or nullity between the parties, a petition may be filed as in other cases, and a decree of divorce or nullity may be made. Source. RS 148:2. CS 157:2. GS 163:2. […]
458:20 Trust Fund. – In a proceeding under this chapter, the court may set aside a portion of the property of the parties in a separate fund or trust for the support, maintenance, education and general welfare of either party. Source. RS 148:14. CS 157:14. GS 163:13. GL 182:13. PS 175:15. PL 287:17. RL […]
458:21 Security. – In all cases where alimony or an allowance shall be decreed for a spouse or children the court may require security to be given for the payment thereof. Source. RS 148:15. CS 157:15. GS 163:14. GL 182:14. PS 175:16. PL 287:18. RL 339:18. RSA 458:21. 1985, 175:3; 330:2, eff. Aug. 13, […]
458:22 Repealed by 1985, 175:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. –
458:23 Legitimacy of Offspring. – No decree of divorce shall affect the legitimacy of a child born or begotten in lawful matrimony, unless it shall be so expressed in the decree, and children born of a marriage entered into in good faith by the parties thereto shall be regarded as legitimate children and their […]
458:23-a Repealed by 2005, 273:20, IX, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. –
458:24 Decree. – In any proceeding under this chapter, except an action for legal separation, the court may, when a decree of divorce or nullity is made, restore a former name of the spouse, regardless of whether a request therefor had been included in the petition. Source. 1905, 7:1. PL 287:21. RL 339:21. RSA […]
458:25 Return of List. – The clerk of the superior court for each county, at the end of each term of court, shall return to the registrar of vital records a full and correct list of all changes of names that have been decreed hereunder by the court since the last return. Source. 1905, […]
458:26 Legal Separation. – I. In any case in which a divorce might be decreed, the superior court, on petition of either party, may decree a legal separation of the parties, which separation shall have in all respects the effect of a divorce, except that the parties shall not thereby be made free to […]
458:27 Procedure, etc. – Upon such petition for legal separation the procedure shall be the same as upon petitions for divorce, and the court shall have the same power in all matters relating to restraining orders and decrees, allowances, alimony, parental rights and responsibilities under RSA 461-A for children and division or apportionment of […]
458:28 Resumption of Relations. – The parties to such a petition may at any time resume marital relations, upon filing with the clerk of the superior court for the county in which the separation was decreed their written declaration of such resumption, signed, acknowledged and witnessed. Such declaration shall be entered upon the docket, […]
458:29 Effect. – Such resumption of marital relations shall terminate and annul all restraining orders, and all decrees relating to alimony or parental rights and responsibilities, but shall not affect any decree relating to the division or apportionment of property. Source. 1909, 68:4. PL 287:27. RL 339:27. 2005, 273:6, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.
458:3 Jurisdiction. – In any proceedings for annulment for any cause whether under statute or under common law, the court shall have jurisdiction to declare an annulment of a marriage entered into in this state even though neither party has been at any time a resident herein. Source. 1945, 12:1, eff. Feb. 13, 1945.
458:30 Returns. – The clerk of the superior court shall make return of all such decrees of separation and declarations of the resumption of marital relations to the registrar of vital records in the manner provided for the return of divorces. Source. 1909, 68:5. PL 287:28. RL 339:28. 2003, 319:75, eff. July 1, 2003.
