HB 1109 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2000 SESSION
04/01
HOUSE BILL 1109
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill provides that an order for permanent alimony issued for a definite period of time may be modified at any time within 3 years after the termination date of the order.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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00-2047
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to the modification of spousal support orders.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Divorce; Revision of Orders; Limitation on Modification of Alimony Orders Inserted. Amend RSA 458:14 to read as follows:
458:14 Revision of Orders, etc. Except as provided in RSA 458:19, VII, the court, upon proper application and notice to the adverse party, may revise and modify any order made by it, may make such new orders as may be necessary, and may award costs as justice may require.
2 New Paragraph; Divorce; Alimony; Statute of Limitation Applied to Modification of Alimony Order. Amend RSA 458:19 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. In cases where the court issues an order for permanent alimony for a definite period of time, such order may be modified, upon the petition of either party, provided, that such petition is made within 3 years from the termination date of the permanent alimony order. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to change or alter in any way the terms of the original alimony order.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2001.