CHAPTER 176
SB 30 – FINAL VERSION
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2011 SESSION
05/10
SENATE BILL 30
AN ACT relative to including a parent’s residence in the parenting plan.
SPONSORS: Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Sen. De Blois, Dist 18; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. Kotowski, Merr 9; Rep. Duarte, Rock 1; Rep. T. Smith, Merr 9
This bill requires the parenting plan to include the legal residence of each parent, unless the court finds that such disclosure would not be in the best interest of the child or there is a history of abuse.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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11-0949
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to including a parent’s residence in the parenting plan.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
176:1 New Paragraph; Parenting Plans; Parent’s Residence. Amend RSA 461-A:4 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. If the parents have joint decision-making responsibility under RSA 461-A:5, the parenting plan shall include the legal residence of each parent unless the court finds that there is a history of domestic abuse or stalking or that including such information would not be in the best interest of the child. If the parenting plan includes a parent’s residence, the parent shall be responsible for promptly notifying the court and the other parent of any change in residence. The failure to provide such information may result in a finding of contempt of court.
176:2 Contingency. If HB 174 of the 2011 legislative session becomes law, RSA 461-A:4, III as inserted by section 1 of this act shall be renumbered as RSA 461-A:4, IV.
176:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.
Approved: June 14, 2011
Effective Date: January 1, 2012