Bill Text: NH HB1236 | 2016 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to hearings on modifications of parental rights and responsibilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-05-05 - Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 05/05/2016; Senate Journal 16 [HB1236 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB1236-Amended.html
HB 1236 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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HOUSE BILL 1236
AN ACT relative to hearings on modifications of parental rights and responsibilities.
SPONSORS: Rep. Luther, Belk. 3; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf. 15
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that when the parties agree to a modification of parental rights and responsibilities, the court shall not hold a hearing on the modification unless requested by both parties.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to hearings on modifications of parental rights and responsibilities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Modification of Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Agreement of the Parties. Amend RSA 461-A:11, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) The parties agree to a modification. The court shall not hold a hearing on the modification if so requested by both parties, who also assert they have not been coerced.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.