HB 1148 – AS INTRODUCED

2008 SESSION

08-2082

05/09

HOUSE BILL 1148

AN ACT relative to enforcement of parenting plans.

SPONSORS: Rep. Solomon, Graf 10

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that the court may use any appropriate remedy that is used to enforce child support orders to enforce parenting plans, including the child’s visitation schedule.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

08-2082

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT relative to enforcement of parenting plans.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Judicial Enforcement of Parenting Plan. Amend RSA 461-A:4-a to read as follows:

461-A:4-a Judicial Enforcement of Parenting Plan. Any motion for contempt or enforcement of an order regarding an approved parenting plan under this chapter, if filed by a parent, shall be reviewed by the court within 30 days. The court may use any appropriate remedy that is available to enforce a child support order to enforce the terms of the parenting plan, including the award of attorney’s fees pursuant to RSA 461-A:15.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.