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NH Rev Stat § 460:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:2 - Wife's Contracts, etc.

    460:2 Wife's Contracts, etc. –||Every married woman shall have the same rights and remedies, and shall be subject to the same liabilities in relation to property held by her in her own right, as if she were unmarried, and may convey, make contracts, and sue and be sued, in all matters in law and equity, and upon any contract by her made, or for any wrong by her done, as if she were unmarried. No damages shall be allowed to either spouse in any action based on alienation of the affections of the other spouse.|||Source. 1846, 327:4. CS 158:15. GS 164:13. 1869, 35:1. 1871, 27:2. 1876, 32:1. 1877, 22:1. GL 183:12. 1879, 57:27. PS 176:2. PL 288:2. 1939, 170:4. RL 340:2. 1949, 193:1. 1951, 78:1. RSA 460:2. 1981, 192:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:2-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:2-a - Antenuptial Agreements.

    460:2-a Antenuptial Agreements. –||A man and woman in contemplation of marriage may enter into a written interspousal contract and the courts of this state shall give the same effect to such contracts entered in other jurisdictions as would the courts of that other jurisdiction. However, no contract otherwise enforceable under this section may contain any term which attempts to abrogate the statutory or common law rights of minor children of the contemplated marriage.|||Source. 1981, 369:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:3 - Antenuptial Debts.

    460:3 Antenuptial Debts. –||Marriage shall not render the husband liable for the debts contracted by his wife prior to their marriage.|||Source. 1871, 27:1. GL 183:18. PS 176:13. PL 288:3. RL 340:3.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:4 - Conveyance of Real Estate.

    460:4 Conveyance of Real Estate. –||A married woman of full age may convey her real estate. A married spouse, though not of full age, may join with her (his) husband or wife in release of homestead.|||Source. RS 149:10. CS 158:10. GS 164:11. GL 183:10. PS 176:3. 1899, 16:1. PL 288:4. RL 340:4. RSA 460:4. 1971, 179:1, eff. Aug. 10, 1971.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:5 - Between Husband and Wife.

    460:5 Between Husband and Wife. –||Real estate may be conveyed directly by husband to wife, or wife to husband, in all cases where the same thing might lawfully be done through the intervention of a third person.|||Source. RS 149:10. CS 158:10. GS 164:11. GL 183:10. PS 176:3. 1899, 16:1. PL 288:5. RL 340:5.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:6 - Conveyance, Spouse Insane.

    460:6 Conveyance, Spouse Insane. –||A married man or woman, whose wife or husband is insane, and has continued insane for one year, and who wishes to convey real estate, may apply by petition to the judge of probate for the county in which the real estate lies for a license to convey the real estate in such manner as to bar all rights which the insane wife or husband has in the real estate. A verified statement by a psychiatrist licensed as a physician in this state or by a psychologist licensed in this state shall accompany said petition and shall state that such psychiatrist or psychologist has personally examined the insane wife or husband and found such person to be incompetent to participate in such a conveyance.|||Source. CS 174:1. 1851, 1097:1. GS 164:18. GL 183:16. PS 176:6. 1915, 13:1. PL 288:6. RL 340:6. RSA 460:6. 1975, 75:1. 1998, 234:15, eff. Oct. 31, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:7 - Procedure, etc.

    460:7 Procedure, etc. –||Upon the filing of the petition, a citation to the friends of the insane wife or husband and to all interested shall issue and be published. A guardian shall be appointed to represent the insane wife or husband. If, after hearing, the judge is satisfied that the interests of all concerned would be promoted by the conveyance of the whole or any part of the petitioner's real estate, he may grant the license. A conveyance made under the license shall be a complete bar to all rights of the insane wife or husband in the premises so conveyed.|||Source. CS 174:2. 1851, 1097:2. GS 164:19. GL 183:17. PS 176:7. PL 288:7. RL 340:7. RSA 460:7. 1975, 75:2, eff. June 9, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:8 - Conveyance Barring Homestead Rights.

    460:8 Conveyance Barring Homestead Rights. –||A married man or woman who is justifiably living apart from his or her spouse because such spouse has been guilty of conduct which constitutes cause for divorce, and who wishes to convey real estate, may apply by petition to the judge of probate for the county in which the real estate lies for a license to convey the same in such manner as to bar all rights of homestead therein to which such guilty spouse may then or thereafter be entitled.|||Source. 1947, 125:1, par. 7-a. RSA 460:8. 1971, 179:2, eff. Aug. 10, 1971.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:9 - Procedure, etc.

    460:9 Procedure, etc. –||Upon the filing of the petition, a citation to the other party to the marriage shall issue and service thereof shall be made as provided in RSA 550. If, after hearing, the judge is satisfied that the necessary cause for divorce is in existence and that no injustice will result, he may grant the license. A conveyance made under the license shall be a complete bar to all rights of homestead to which such guilty party may then or thereafter be entitled in the premises so conveyed.|||Source. 1947, 125:1, par. 7-b. RSA 460:9. 1971, 179:3, eff. Aug. 10, 1971.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:10 - Operation of Provision.

    460:10 Operation of Provision. –||RSA 460:8 and 460:9 shall take effect May 1, 1947, but nothing herein contained shall affect the validity or invalidity of any conveyances made prior to May 1, 1947.|||Source. 1947, 125:2, eff. May 1, 1947.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:11 - Conveyance of Goods.

    460:11 Conveyance of Goods. –||No conveyance, lease or mortgage of household goods in use by a husband and wife in their household shall be valid unless made in writing and executed by the owner and the husband or wife of the owner. This section shall not apply to liens reserved on household goods sold conditionally.|||Source. 1913, 200:1, 2. PL 288:8. RL 340:8.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:12 - Property.

    460:12 Property. –||If a woman, the wife of an alien or of a man residing in another state, has resided in this state for 6 months successively separate from her husband, she may convey all real and personal estate, held by her in this state, the same as if she were sole and unmarried.|||Source. RS 149:4. CS 158:4. GS 164:5. GL 183:4. PS 176:8. PL 288:9. RL 340:9. 1947, 34:2. RSA 460:12. 1973, 186:2, eff. July 28, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:13 - Termination of Separation.

    460:13 Termination of Separation. –||If the husband of such woman becomes a citizen of this state, and they cohabit together, the fact of his becoming such citizen, and such cohabitation, shall have the same effect upon any contract or business of the wife as if the marriage between them had then first been solemnized.|||Source. RS 149:5. CS 158:5. GS 164:6. GL 183:5. PS 176:9. PL 288:10. RL 340:10.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:14 - Divorce.

    460:14 Divorce. –||If the husband of such woman obtains a divorce from his wife in a court or tribunal of any other state or country, or if a divorce be decreed upon application of the wife during such separate residence, she shall retain the exclusive custody and guardianship and receive the earnings of her minor children living with her.|||Source. RS 149:6. CS 158:6. GS 164:7. GL 183:6. PS 176:10. PL 288:11. RL 340:11.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:15 - Custody of Children.

    460:15 Custody of Children. –||No person shall take from the custody of such wife any minor child of the marriage residing with her, or remove the child from this state against the consent of the mother.|||Source. RS 149:7. CS 158:7. GS 164:8. GL 183:7. PS 176:11. PL 288:12. RL 340:12.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:16 - Guardianship, etc.

    460:16 Guardianship, etc. –||Upon her application, a guardian may be appointed for the child, and the superior court may issue an injunction restraining the father and all other persons from removing the child from this state against the consent of the mother, and may make such further orders and decrees as shall secure to her or to the guardian the custody of the child.|||Source. RS 149:8. CS 158:8. GS 164:9. GL 183:8. PS 176:12. PL 288:13. RL 340:13. RSA 460:16. 1967, 132:19, eff. July 18, 1967.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:17 - Property.

    460:17 Property. –||If a man, the husband of an alien or of a woman residing in another state, has resided in this state 6 months successively, separate from his wife, he may convey all real and personal estate held by him in this state, the same as if he were sole and unmarried.|||Source. 1947, 34:1, par. 13-a. RSA 460:17. 1973, 186:3, eff. July 28, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:18 - Termination of Separation.

    460:18 Termination of Separation. –||If the wife of such man takes up her residence in this state, and they cohabit together, the fact of such residence and such cohabitation shall have the same effect upon any contract or business of the husband as if the marriage between them had then first been solemnized.|||Source. 1947, 34:1, par. 13-b, eff. March 13, 1947.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:19 - Divorce.

    460:19 Divorce. –||If the wife of such man obtains a divorce from her husband in a court or tribunal of any other state or country, or if a divorce be decreed upon application of the husband during such separate residence, he shall retain the exclusive custody and guardianship and receive the earnings of his minor children living with him.|||Source. 1947, 34:1, par. 13-c, eff. March 13, 1947.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:20 - Custody of Children.

    460:20 Custody of Children. –||No person shall take from the custody of such husband any minor child of the marriage residing with him, or remove the child from this state against the consent of the father.|||Source. 1947, 34:1, par. 13-d, eff. March 13, 1947.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:21 - Guardianship, etc.

    460:21 Guardianship, etc. –||Upon his application, a guardian may be appointed for the child, and the superior court may issue an injunction restraining the mother and all other persons from removing the child from this state against the consent of the father, and may make such further orders and decrees as shall secure to him or to the guardian the custody of the child.|||Source. 1947, 34:1, par. 13-e. RSA 460:21. 1967, 132:20, eff. July 18, 1967.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:21-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:21-a - Sterilization for Contraceptive Purposes; Nonmedical Qualifications Prohibited; Exceptions.

    460:21-a Sterilization for Contraceptive Purposes;  Nonmedical Qualifications Prohibited;  Exceptions. –||I. No health facility which permits sterilization operations for contraceptive purposes to be performed therein shall require the individual upon whom such a sterilization operation is to be performed to meet any special nonmedical qualifications which are not imposed on individuals seeking other types of operations in the health facility. Such prohibited nonmedical qualifications shall include, but not be limited to, age, marital status, and number of natural children. Health facility as used in this paragraph means any hospital, institution or organization which furnishes, permits or performs sterilization operations and wherein a licensed physician is present.||II. Nothing in this section shall prohibit requirements relating to the physical or mental condition of the individual or affect the right of the attending physician to counsel or advise his patient as to whether or not sterilization is appropriate. This section shall not affect existing law with respect to individuals below the age of majority.||III. Nothing in this section shall interfere with the health facility's adherence to federal regulations relative to medicaid patients.|||Source. 1979, 250:1, eff. Aug. 15, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:22 - Children Defined.

    460:22 Children Defined. –||The word children as used in this subdivision means children under 16 years of age and those under 18 who, by reason of physical or mental infirmity, are incapable of supporting themselves.|||Source. 1907, 71:1. PL 288:14. RL 340:14.|
NH Rev Stat § 460:23, 460:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:23, 460:24 - Repealed by 1977, 588:13, eff. Sept. 16, 1977.

    460:23, 460:24 Repealed by 1977, 588:13, eff. Sept. 16, 1977. –|
NH Rev Stat § 460:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:25 - to 460:27 [Omitted.]

    460:25 to 460:27 [Omitted.] –|
NH Rev Stat § 460:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:28 - Repealed by 2003, 40:3, eff. June 4, 2003.

    460:28 Repealed by 2003, 40:3, eff. June 4, 2003. –|
NH Rev Stat § 460:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 460 - Husband and Wife|Section 460:29 - Petition to Legitimate Child.

    460:29 Petition to Legitimate Child. –||I. The putative father of any child born out of wedlock may apply by a verified written petition filed in a special proceeding in the superior court of the county in which he resides, praying that such child be declared legitimate. The mother, if living and available, shall be a necessary party to the proceeding, and the full names of the father, mother and the child shall be set out in the petition. If it appears to the court that the petitioner is the father of the child, the court may thereupon declare and pronounce the child legitimated, and the full names of the father, mother and the child shall be set out in the court order decreeing legitimation of the child.||II. The effect of legitimation shall be to impose upon the father all the obligations which fathers owe to their lawful issue and to entitle such child by succession, inheritance or distribution to real and personal property by, through, and from his father and mother as if such child had been born in lawful wedlock. In cases of death and intestacy, the real and personal estate of such child shall be transmitted and distributed according to RSA 561 as if he had been born in lawful wedlock.|||Source. 1977, 205:1, eff. Aug. 14, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 461-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 461-A - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 461-A:1 - Definitions.

    461-A:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Decision-making responsibility" means the responsibility to make decisions for the child. It may refer to decisions on all issues or on specified issues.||II. "Mediation" means a process in which a neutral third party facilitates settlement discussions between parties.||III. "Mediator" means a family mediator, certified pursuant to RSA 328-C, who has contracted with the court to participate in court-referred mediation under this chapter.||IV. "Parental rights and responsibilities" means all rights and responsibilities parents have concerning their child.||V. "Parenting plan" means a written plan describing each parent's rights and responsibilities.||VI. "Parenting schedule" means the schedule of when the child is in the care of each parent.||VII. "Residential responsibility" means a parent's responsibility to provide a home for the child.|||Source. 2005, 273:1. 2009, 21:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 461-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 461-A - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 461-A:2 - Statement of Purpose.

    461-A:2 Statement of Purpose. –||I. Because children do best when both parents have a stable and meaningful involvement in their lives, it is the policy of this state, unless it is clearly shown that in a particular case it is detrimental to a child, to:||(a) Support frequent and continuing contact between each child and both parents.||(b) Encourage parents to share in the rights and responsibilities of raising their children after the parents have separated or divorced.||(c) Encourage parents to develop their own parenting plan with the assistance of legal and mediation professionals, unless there is evidence of domestic violence, child abuse, or neglect.||(d) Grant parents and courts the widest discretion in developing a parenting plan.||(e) Consider both the best interests of the child in light of the factors listed in RSA 461-A:6 and the safety of the parties in developing a parenting plan.||II. This chapter shall be construed so as to promote the policy stated in this section.|||Source. 2005, 273:1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 461-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 461-A - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 461-A:3 - Procedure and Jurisdiction.

    461-A:3 Procedure and Jurisdiction. –||I. The procedure in cases concerning parental rights and responsibilities, including child support, shall be the same as the procedure for petitions for divorce and legal separation under RSA 458. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the court, upon proper application and notice to the adverse party, may revise and modify any order made by it, make such new orders as may be necessary, and may award costs as justice may require.||II. In cases where husband and wife or unwed parents are living apart, the court, upon petition of either party, may make such order as to parental rights and responsibilities and support of the children as justice may require. All applicable provisions of this chapter and of RSA 458-A, 458-B, 458-C, and 458-D shall apply to such proceedings.||III. The jurisdiction granted by this section shall be limited by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, if another state has jurisdiction as provided in that act. For the purposes of interpreting that act and any other provision of law which refers to a custodial parent, including but not limited to RSA 458-A, any parent with 50 percent or more of the residential responsibility shall be considered a custodial parent.|||Source. 2005, 273:1. 2009, 191:3, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 461-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 461-A - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 461-A:4 - Parenting Plans; Contents.

    461-A:4 Parenting Plans;  Contents. –||I. In any proceeding to establish or modify a judgment providing for parenting time with a child, except for matters filed under RSA 173-B, the parents shall develop and file with the court a parenting plan to be included in the court's decree. If the parents are unable to develop a parenting plan, the court may develop it. In developing a parenting plan under this section, the court shall consider only the best interests of the child as provided under RSA 461-A:6 and the safety of the parties.||II. A parenting plan may include provisions relative to:||(a) Decision-making responsibility and residential responsibility.||(b) Information sharing and access, including telephone and electronic access.||(c) Legal residence of a child for school attendance.||(d) Parenting schedule, including:||(1) Holiday, birthday, and vacation planning.||(2) Weekends, including holidays, and school in-service days preceding or following weekends.||(e) Transportation and exchange of the child.||(f) Relocation of parents.||(g) Procedure for review and adjustment of the plan, including the grounds for modification in RSA 461-A:11.||(h) Methods for resolving disputes.||III. If the parties are insured and the parenting plan directs the parties to participate in counseling, the court shall give due consideration to selecting a counselor who accepts direct payment from the parties' health insurance carrier.||IV. If the parents have joint decision-making responsibility under RSA 461-A:5, the parenting plan shall include the legal residence of each parent unless the court finds that there is a history of domestic abuse or stalking or that including such information would not be in the best interest of the child. If the parenting plan includes a parent's residence, the parent shall be responsible for promptly notifying the court and the other parent of any change in residence. The failure to provide such information may result in a finding of contempt of court.||V. If the court orders supervised visitation, it may order that such visitation shall take place only at a visitation center that uses a metal detection device and has trained security personnel on-site.||VI. Each parenting plan shall include a detailed parenting schedule for the child, specifying the periods when each parent has residential responsibility or non-residential parenting time. Neither parent shall be described as having the child "reside primarily" with him or her or as having "primary residential responsibility" or "custody" or be designated as the "primary residential parent."|||Source. 2005, 273:1. 2011, 106:3; 176:1. 2014, 107:3, eff. June 11, 2014. 2018, 202:1, 2, eff. Aug. 7, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 461-A:4-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 461-A - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 461-A:4-a - Judicial Enforcement of Parenting Plan.

    461-A:4-a Judicial Enforcement of Parenting Plan. –|| Any motion for contempt or enforcement of an order regarding an approved parenting plan under this chapter, if filed by a parent, shall be reviewed by the court within 30 days.|||Source. 2006, 251:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2006.|