CHAPTER 161-C ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN
General Provisions
Section 161-C:2
161-C:2 Definitions. –
As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
I. "Legal order of support" means any judgment or order including an order in a final decree of divorce for the support of dependent children issued by any court of the state of New Hampshire or another state, or any body authorized by law to issue and modify support orders.
I-a. "Account" means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, money market mutual fund account, or brokerage account.
II. "Dependent child" means any natural or adoptive child who is not self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed services, or who has not reached the age of 18 years.
III. "Department" means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.
IV. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the New Hampshire department of health and human services, or his designee or authorized representative.
V. "Disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of any individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amount required by law to be withheld.
VI. "Earnings" means compensation paid or payable for personal services whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus or otherwise, and specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, or insurance policies of any type, and all gain derived from capital, from labor or from both combined, including profit gained through sale or conversion of capital assets but does not include payments by any department or division of the state or federal government based upon inability to work or obtain employment.
VI-a. "Obligor" means the person found to be legally liable for child support.
VI-b. "Financial institution" means:
(a) A depository institution, as defined in section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act at 12 U.S.C. 1813(c).
(b) An institution-affiliated party, as defined in section 3(u) of such act at 12 U.S.C. 1813(u).
(c) Any federal credit union or state credit union, as defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752), including an institution-affiliated party of such a credit union, as defined in section 206(r) of such act at 12 U.S.C. 1786(r).
(d) Any benefit association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money market mutual fund, brokerage firm, federal or state-chartered fiduciary bank, or similar entity.
VII. "Person" means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, corporation, political subdivision of the state or instrumentality of the state.
VIII. "Public assistance" means money payments made by the state pursuant to RSA 161 or RSA 167 and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
IX. "Responsible parent" means the natural or adoptive parent of a dependent child.
Source. 1977, 589:1. 1983, 291:1, I, II. 1985, 331:7. 1992, 119:1. 1995, 310:110. 1997, 263:10, 11. 2006, 185:4, 5, eff. May 26, 2006.