Section 461-A:21 – Agreement on College Expenses.
461-A:21 Agreement on College Expenses. – Parents may agree to contribute to their child’s college expenses or other educational expenses beyond the completion of high school as part of a stipulated decree, signed by both parents and approved by the court. The agreed-on contribution may be made by one or both parents. The agreement […]
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-A:11 – Modification of Parental Rights and Responsibilities.
461-A:11 Modification of Parental Rights and Responsibilities. – I. The court may issue an order modifying a permanent order concerning parental rights and responsibilities under any of the following circumstances: (a) The parties agree to a modification. (b) If the court finds repeated, intentional, and unwarranted interference by a parent with the residential responsibilities […]
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. […]
Section 461-A:16 – Guardian ad Litem.
461-A:16 Guardian ad Litem. – I. In contested proceedings under RSA 461-A, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for a minor child when the court has reason for special concern regarding the welfare of the child. The role of the guardian ad litem shall be to gather information to assist the court […]