Bill Text: NH HB471 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to final disposition hearings in divorce proceedings.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-09-20 - Subcommittee Work Session: 10/17/2023 09:30 am Legislative Office Building 206-208 House Calendar 38 [HB471 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2023-HB471-Introduced.html
HB 471-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0549
04/08
HOUSE BILL 471-FN
AN ACT relative to final disposition hearings in divorce proceedings.
SPONSORS: Rep. Yokela, Rock. 32
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the court to schedule a final disposition hearing upon the issuance of temporary orders in a divorce proceeding.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0549
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to final disposition hearings in divorce proceedings.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Annulment, Divorce, and Separation; Temporary Relief and Permanent Restraining Orders. Amend RSA 458:16 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. Upon the issuance of temporary orders in a divorce proceeding, the court shall schedule a final disposition hearing. The court may reschedule the final disposition hearing for just cause.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
23-0549
12/29/22
HB 471-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to final disposition hearings in divorce proceedings.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires the court to schedule a final disposition hearing at the same time it issues temporary orders in a divorce proceeding. The Judicial Branch states when temporary orders are issued, the parties are less likely to know what issues if any will be contested by the time of the final hearing nor will the Branch know how much time, if any would be needed for a hearing. The Branch states this bill may result in significant inefficiencies in the Court's schedule by booking hearings without knowing time restraints or if hearings are needed. This could result in additional court personnel being scheduled, hearings canceled, or other modification while trying to fill court hearing dockets. The Judicial Branch indicates this bill will increase General fund expenditures by an indeterminable amount.
It is assumed any fiscal impact would not occur until FY 2024.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Judicial Branch
