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2001 SESSION

01-0777

05/09

HOUSE BILL 586

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

ANALYSIS

This bill excludes stepchildren from the definition of "child" in the context of support orders.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

2jan02...1911h

01-0777

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Support of Dependent Children; Definition of Child. Amend RSA 161-B:2, II to read as follows:

II. "Child" or "children" means any child who is not emancipated, self-supporting or married, and shall include natural[,] and adoptive[, and stepchildren] children.

2 Support of Dependent Children; Definition of Dependent Child. Amend RSA 161-B:2, IV to read as follows:

IV. "Dependent child" shall mean any natural[,] or adoptive[, or stepchild] child, who has not reached the age of 18 and is not self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed services.

3 Support of Dependent Children; Definition of Responsible Parent. Amend RSA 161-B:2, XIV to read as follows:

XIV. "Responsible parent" or "parent" means a natural[,] or adoptive [or step-parent] parent.

4 Alternative Method of Support Enforcement for Dependent Children; Definition of Dependent Child. Amend RSA 161-C:2, II to read as follows:

II. "Dependent child" means any natural[,] or adoptive[, or stepchild] child who is not self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed services, or who has not reached the age of 18 years.

5 Alternative Method of Support Enforcement for Dependent Children; Definition of Responsible Parent. Amend RSA 161-C:2, IX to read as follows:

IX. "Responsible parent" means the natural[,] or adoptive [or step-parent] parent of a dependent child.

6 Wage Assignment; Definition of Dependent Child. Amend RSA 458-B:1, II to read as follows:

II. "Dependent child" means any natural[,] or adoptive[, or stepchild] child who has not reached the age of 18 and is not self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed services.

7 Uniform Civil Liability for Support; Definition of Child and Father or Mother. Amend RSA 546-A:1, IV and V to read as follows:

IV. "Child" means either a natural or adopted child [or a stepchild].

V. "Father" or "mother" means either a natural or adopted father or mother [or a stepfather or stepmother].

8 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.