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NH Rev Stat § 458:35-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:35-c - Repealed by 2005, 273:20, XI, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

    458:35-c Repealed by 2005, 273:20, XI, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:36 - Repealed by 2005, 273:20, XII, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

    458:36 Repealed by 2005, 273:20, XII, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:37 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, I, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:37 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, I, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:38 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, II, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:38 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, II, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:39 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, III, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:39 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, III, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:40 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, IV, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:40 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, IV, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:41 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, V, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:41 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, V, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:42 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, VI, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:42 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, VI, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:43 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, VII, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:43 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, VII, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:44 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, VIII, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:44 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, VIII, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:45 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, IX, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:45 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, IX, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:46 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, X, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:46 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, X, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:47 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, XI, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:47 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, XI, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:48 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:48 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, XII, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:48 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, XII, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:49 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:49 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, XIII, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:49 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, XIII, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:50 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:50 - Repealed by 1985, 331:24, XIV, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

    458:50 Repealed by 1985, 331:24, XIV, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:51 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:51 - Attorneys' Fees in Contempt Cases.

    458:51 Attorneys' Fees in Contempt Cases. –||In any proceeding under this chapter in which a party alleges, and the court finds, that the other party has failed without just cause to obey a prior order or decree, the court shall award reasonable costs and attorneys' fees to the prevailing party.|||Source. 1985, 171:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:52 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:52 - Limitation.

    458:52 Limitation. –||Nothing in this chapter shall abrogate the common law doctrines of recrimination or condonation, or the rights of persons to enter into binding and enforceable prenuptial contracts concerning their respective property rights.|||Source. 1987, 278:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:2 - Proceedings Governed by Other Law.

    458-A:2 Proceedings Governed by Other Law. –||This chapter does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:3 - Application to Indian Tribes.

    458-A:3 Application to Indian Tribes. –||I. A child-custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. section 1901 et seq., is not subject to this chapter to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.||II. A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying RSA 458-A:1 through RSA 458-A:21.||III. A child-custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under RSA 458-A:22 through RSA 458-A:38.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:4 - International Application of Chapter.

    458-A:4 International Application of Chapter. –||I. A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying RSA 458-A:1 through RSA 458-A:21.||II. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph III, a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under RSA 458-A:22 through RSA 458-A:38.||III. A court of this state need not apply this chapter if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:5 - Effect of Child-Custody Determination.

    458-A:5 Effect of Child-Custody Determination. –||A child-custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this chapter binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with RSA 458-A:7 or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard. As to those persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:6 - Priority.

    458-A:6 Priority. –||If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this chapter is raised in a child-custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, shall be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:7 - Notice to Persons Outside State.

    458-A:7 Notice to Persons Outside State. –||I. Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice but may be by publication if other means are not effective.||II. Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of this state or by the law of the state in which the service is made.||III. Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:8 - Appearance and Limited Immunity.

    458-A:8 Appearance and Limited Immunity. –||I. A party to a child-custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child-custody determination, is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated, or of having been physically present for the purpose of participating, in the proceeding.||II. A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state on a basis other than physical presence is not immune from service of process in this state. A party present in this state who is subject to the jurisdiction of another state is not immune from service of process allowable under the laws of that state.||III. The immunity granted by paragraph I does not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to the participation in a proceeding under this chapter committed by an individual while present in this state.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:9 - Communication Between Courts.

    458-A:9 Communication Between Courts. –||I. A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter.||II. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, they must be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.||III. Communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records, and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication.||IV. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph III, a record must be made of a communication under this section. The parties must be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.||V. For the purposes of this section, "record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:10 - Taking Testimony in Another State.

    458-A:10 Taking Testimony in Another State. –||I. In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child-custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is taken.||II. A court of this state may permit an individual residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means before a designated court or at another location in that state. A court of this state shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.||III. Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this state by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:11 - Cooperation Between Courts; Preservation of Records.

    458-A:11 Cooperation Between Courts;  Preservation of Records. –||I. A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to:||(a) Hold an evidentiary hearing;||(b) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state;||(c) Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;||(d) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and||(e) Order a party to a child-custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.||II. Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described in paragraph I.||III. Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under paragraphs I and II may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this state.||IV. A court of this state shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations, and other pertinent records with respect to a child-custody proceeding until the child attains 18 years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:12 - Initial Child-Custody Jurisdiction.

    458-A:12 Initial Child-Custody Jurisdiction. –||I. Except as otherwise provided in RSA 458-A:15, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child-custody determination only if:||(a) This state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, or was the home state of the child within 6 months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this state but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this state.||(b) A court of another state does not have jurisdiction under subparagraph (a), or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that this state is the more appropriate forum under RSA 458-A:18 or RSA 458-A:19, and:||(1) The child and the child's parents, or the child and at least one parent or a person acting as a parent, have a significant connection with this state other than mere physical presence; and||(2) Substantial evidence is available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships.||(c) All courts having jurisdiction under subparagraph (a) or (b) have declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that a court of this state is the more appropriate forum to determine the custody of the child under RSA 458-A:18 or RSA 458-A:19.||(d) No court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in subparagraph (a), (b), or (c).||II. Paragraph I is the exclusive jurisdictional basis for making a child-custody determination by a court of this state.||III. Physical presence of, or personal jurisdiction over, a party or a child is not necessary or sufficient to make a child-custody determination.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:13 - Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction.

    458-A:13 Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction. –||I. Except as otherwise provided in RSA 458-A:15, a court of this state which has made a child-custody determination consistent with RSA 458-A:12 or RSA 458-A:14 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:||(a) A court of this state determines that neither the child, nor the child and one parent, nor the child and a person acting as a parent have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or||(b) A court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.||II. A court of this state which has made a child-custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under RSA 458-A:12.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:14 - Jurisdiction to Modify Determination.

    458-A:14 Jurisdiction to Modify Determination. –||Except as otherwise provided in RSA 458-A:15, a court of this state may not modify a child-custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under RSA 458-A:12, I(a) or (b) and:||I. The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:13 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under RSA 458-A:18; or||II. A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:15 - Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction.

    458-A:15 Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction. –||I. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse.||II. If there is no previous child-custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this chapter and a child-custody proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14, a child-custody determination made under this section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14. If a child-custody proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14, a child-custody determination made under this section becomes a final determination, if it so provides and this state becomes the home state of the child.||III. If there is a previous child-custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this chapter, or a child-custody proceeding has been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14, any order issued by a court of this state under this section must specify in the order a period that the court considers adequate to allow the person seeking an order to obtain an order from the state having jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14. The order issued in this state remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other state within the period specified or the period expires.||IV. A court of this state which has been asked to make a child-custody determination under this section, upon being informed that a child-custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child-custody determination has been made by, a court of a state having jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14, shall immediately communicate with the other court. A court of this state which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14, upon being informed that a child-custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child-custody determination has been made by, a court of another state under a statute similar to this section shall immediately communicate with the court of that state to resolve the emergency, protect the safety of the parties and the child, and determine a period for the duration of the temporary order.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458-A:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 458-A:16 - Notice; Opportunity to be Heard; Joinder.

    458-A:16 Notice;  Opportunity to be Heard;  Joinder. –||I. Before a child-custody determination is made under this chapter, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of RSA 458-A:7 must be given to all persons entitled to notice under the law of this state as in child-custody proceedings between residents of this state, any parent whose parental rights have not been previously terminated, and any person having physical custody of the child.||II. This chapter does not govern the enforceability of a child-custody determination made without notice or an opportunity to be heard.||III. The obligation to join a party and the right to intervene as a party in a child-custody proceeding under this chapter are governed by the law of this state as in child-custody proceedings between residents of this state.|||Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.|