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: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 […]
Section 461-A:17 – Guardians Ad Litem and Mediators; Liability for Expenses.
461-A:17 Guardians Ad Litem and Mediators; Liability for Expenses. – The judicial council shall have no responsibility for the payment of the costs of a mediator or guardian ad litem for any party under this chapter. Source. 2005, 273:1. 2011, 224:66, eff. July 1, 2011.
Section 461-A:18 – Repayment.
461-A:18 Repayment. – I. In any case where a mediator has been appointed pursuant to RSA 461-A:7 or a guardian ad litem has been appointed pursuant to RSA 461-A:16 and the responsible party’s proportional share of the expense was ordered to be paid by the judicial council from the prior special fund established pursuant […]
Section 461-A:19 – Authorization for Emergency Treatment When Custodial Parent Incapacitated.
461-A:19 Authorization for Emergency Treatment When Custodial Parent Incapacitated. – I. In cases where the parent having the care of the child, has sole or shared decision-making responsibility and has become incapacitated and is unable to make necessary decisions concerning the emergency medical treatment of the child, such parent’s spouse shall be authorized to […]