SB 112 – AS INTRODUCED

2007 SESSION

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09/05

SENATE BILL 112

AN ACT relative to recommendations of marital masters.

SPONSORS: Sen. Foster, Dist 13

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill removes the requirement that recommendations of marital masters be signed by a judge, unless review by a judge is requested by a party.

This bill was requested by the supreme court.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

07-1233

09/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to recommendations of marital masters.

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

1 Judicial Branch Family Division; Recommendations of Marital Masters. Amend RSA 490-D:9 to read as follows:

490-D:9 Recommendations of Marital Masters. All recommendations of marital masters shall [be signed] become final unless within 10 days of the date on the clerk’s written notice of the recommendation, a party requests that the recommendation be reviewed by a judge.

2 Applicability to Superior Courts. During the implementation of the judicial branch family division statewide, RSA 490-D:9 shall apply to recommendations of marital masters in both the superior court and the judicial branch family division.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.