HB 268 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 268
AN ACT relative to motions for contempt of court orders regarding custody, visitation, or nonpayment of child support.
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill provides that, after reviewing a motion for contempt regarding child custody, visitation, or child support, the court shall take appropriate action, including scheduling necessary hearings, as soon as practicable.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-0919
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to motions for contempt of court orders regarding custody, visitation, or nonpayment of child support.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Annulment, Divorce and Separation; Support and Custody of Children; Judicial Response to Motion for Contempt. Amend RSA 458:17, XVI to read as follows:
XVI. Any motion for contempt of a court order regarding physical custody or visitation or nonpayment of child support, if filed by a parent who has custodial or visitation rights pursuant to the court order, shall be reviewed by the court within 30 days. Following such review, the court shall take such action as deemed appropriate, including the scheduling of any necessary hearing, as soon as practicable.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.