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NH Rev Stat § 458:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:12 - Insanity of Petitionee.

    458:12 Insanity of Petitionee. –||If the petitionee is insane and has no legal guardian other than the spouse, the court may appoint a guardian to appear for and answer for the petitionee. Although the insanity of the petitionee may be considered by the court in determining whether a divorce should be granted, such insanity shall not constitute a defense to a petition for divorce. Where a decree of divorce has been entered and where it has been proven by competent medical testimony at the divorce hearing that the petitionee was incurably insane at the time the petition for divorce was filed, the decree shall in no way relieve a spouse from any obligation imposed by law as a result of marriage to support the incurably insane spouse.|||Source. RS 148:8. CS 157:8. GS 163:7. GL 182:7. PS 175:10. PL 287:10. RL 339:10. RSA 458:12. 1971, 445:2. 1996, 32:2. 2004, 114:2, eff. May 17, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:13 - Evidence of Marriage.

    458:13 Evidence of Marriage. –||Upon a hearing for divorce, the admission of the marriage by the party against whom the process is instituted, general repute, the fact of cohabitation, or any other circumstantial or presumptive evidence from which the marriage may be inferred, shall be competent evidence for the consideration of the court.|||Source. RS 148:9. CS 157:9. GS 163:8. GL 182:8. PS 175:11. PL 287:11. RL 339:11.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:14 - Revision of Orders, etc.

    458:14 Revision of Orders, etc. –||The court, upon proper application and notice to the adverse party, may revise and modify any order made by it, may make such new orders as may be necessary, and may award costs as justice may require, except as otherwise provided in RSA 458:19-aa.|||Source. RS 148:16. CS 157:16. GS 163:15. GL 182:15. PS 175:18. PL 287:12. RL 339:12. 2001, 246:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002. 2018, 310:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:15 - Clerks' Returns.

    458:15 Clerks' Returns. –||The clerks of the superior court shall, in their respective counties at which divorces are granted, make monthly returns to the registrar of vital records.|||Source. 1881, 12:1. 1885, 2:1. PS 175:19. PL 287:13. RL 339:13. RSA 458:15. 1977, 279:1; 536:3. 1978, 40:2. 2003, 319:73, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:15-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:15-a - Repealed by 2005, 273:20, I, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

    458:15-a Repealed by 2005, 273:20, I, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:15-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:15-b - Financial Affidavits.

    458:15-b Financial Affidavits. –||I. Prior to a hearing regarding child support, property settlement, or alimony, both parties shall submit financial affidavits. The financial affidavits shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the facts reflected therein unless challenged by a party. Any party aggrieved by a false statement in a financial affidavit filed pursuant to this chapter may file a civil action for money damages. In any such civil action, a party proving that the other party made a knowing false statement on a financial affidavit shall be entitled to receive treble damages and attorney's fees.||I-a. Except as provided in paragraph III, all financial affidavits filed under this chapter shall be confidential and accessible only to the parties, their attorneys, the guardian ad litem, department of health and human services employees responsible for child support administration, persons specified in RSA 161-B:7, III, and state and federal officials for the purpose of carrying out their official functions.||II. Any person who knowingly discloses a financial affidavit to any person not authorized to obtain the financial affidavit under this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This paragraph shall not apply to documents released by a court pursuant to paragraph III.||III. Notwithstanding paragraph I, the court may grant access to a financial affidavit filed under this chapter to a person upon a showing by clear and convincing evidence that the public interest served by release of the information outweighs the private interest served by maintaining the privacy of the financial affidavit. For the purposes of this paragraph, the right of the public to access court records shall not, absent further cause, constitute sufficient evidence to overcome the presumption of privacy contained in paragraph I.|||Source. 2004, 202:1. 2005, 216:1. 2015, 235:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:15-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:15-c - Mediation.

    458:15-c Mediation. –||I. In this section:||(a) "Mediation" means a process in which a neutral third party facilitates settlement discussions between parties.||(b) "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 section.||II. The court may order the parties to participate in mediation upon the request of either party or at the discretion of the court. If the parties are ordered to participate in mediation under this section, all issues relevant to their case, including but not limited to property settlement and alimony also shall be mediated unless the court orders otherwise. Mediation may not be ordered pursuant to this section if the case involves minor children and the parties are eligible for mediation under RSA 461-A:7.||III. Reasons the court may choose not to order mediation include, but are not limited to, the following:||(a) A showing of undue hardship to a party.||(b) An agreement between the parties for alternate dispute resolution procedures.||(c) A finding of alcoholism or drug abuse unless all parties agree to mediation.||(d) An allegation of serious psychological or emotional abuse.||(e) Lack of an available, suitable mediator within a reasonable time period.||IV. The court shall not order mediation if there is a finding of domestic violence as defined in RSA 173-B:1, unless all parties agree to mediation.||V. The mediator has no authority to make a decision or impose a settlement upon the parties. The mediator shall attempt to focus the attention of the parties upon their needs and interests rather than upon their positions. Any settlement is entirely voluntary. In the absence of settlement, the parties lose none of their rights to a resolution of their dispute through litigation.||VI. Either party may move to have the mediator replaced for good cause.||VII. Mediation proceedings shall be held in private, and all communications, oral or written, made during the proceedings, which relate to the issues being mediated, whether made by the mediator, or a party, or any other person present, shall be privileged and confidential and shall not be disclosed and shall not be admissible in court, except as provided in RSA 328-C:9.||VIII. Any mediated agreement reached by the parties on all or some of the disputed issues shall be reduced to writing, signed by each party, and filed with the court as soon as practicable.||IX. The parties shall participate at mediation in good faith. If the mediator determines that mediation is not helpful in resolving the dispute, the mediator shall report that fact to the court and return the matter to the court for adjudication of the underlying issues.|||Source. 2006, 147:1. 2009, 21:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:16-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:16-b - Restraining Orders Regarding Property.

    458:16-b Restraining Orders Regarding Property. –||I. Upon the filing of an action under this chapter, the court shall issue an order restraining each party from selling, transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any manner whatsoever disposing of any property, real or personal, belonging to either or both parties except:||(a) By written agreement of both parties;||(b) For reasonable and necessary expenses of living;||(c) In the ordinary and usual course of business;||(d) In the ordinary and usual course of investing; or||(e) By order of the court.||II. After the order is served, either party may file a written request with the clerk of the superior court for a hearing thereon. Such a hearing shall be held no later than 5 days after the request is received by the clerk for the county in which the petition for divorce, annulment or decree of nullity is filed.|||Source. 1987, 278:1. 2004, 114:2, eff. May 17, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:17 - Repealed by 2005, 273:20, II, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

    458:17 Repealed by 2005, 273:20, II, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:17-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:17-a - Repealed by 2005, 273:20, III, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

    458:17-a Repealed by 2005, 273:20, III, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:17-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:17-b - Repealed by 2005, 273:20, IV, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

    458:17-b Repealed by 2005, 273:20, IV, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:17-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:17-c - Repealed by 2005, 273:20, V, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

    458:17-c Repealed by 2005, 273:20, V, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:17-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:17-d - Repealed by 2005, 273:20, VI, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

    458:17-d Repealed by 2005, 273:20, VI, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:17-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:17-e - Repealed by 2005, 273:20, VII, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

    458:17-e Repealed by 2005, 273:20, VII, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:18 - Repealed by 2005, 273:20, VIII, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

    458:18 Repealed by 2005, 273:20, VIII, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:18-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:18-a - Group Insurance Plans.

    458:18-a Group Insurance Plans. –||Upon a decree of nullity, divorce, or legal separation, if one spouse is a member of a group health insurance plan and the employer or any other sponsor is responsible for the payment of the premium required by the insurer as the consideration for providing coverage to an ex-spouse, such premium shall be paid either by the health insurance plan member, the ex-spouse of the member, or by both the member and the ex-spouse as they shall agree or as shall be ordered in the decree of divorce by the court. The provisions of this section shall apply to dental coverage provided by such group health insurance plan and shall apply whether or not the ex-spouse is receiving child support payments. This section shall apply only to continued coverage under RSA 415:18, XVI or 29 U.S.C. section 1161, and shall not affect or limit any rights of the former spouse under RSA 415:18, VII-b.|||Source. 1986, 163:7. 2007, 379:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; 379:11, eff. Jan. 1, 2008 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:19-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:19-b - Divorce in Another Jurisdiction.

    458:19-b Divorce in Another Jurisdiction. –||The circuit court shall have jurisdiction to make such orders or temporary orders of alimony to a divorced wife or divorced husband, or of support to the children of divorced parents as justice shall require in cases where the decree of divorce was not granted in this jurisdiction, even though said divorce decree makes provision for alimony and support, subject to the provisions of RSA 546-B.|||Source. 2011, 224:303, eff. July 1, 2011. 2018, 310:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:19-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:19-c - Medical Assistance Recipient; Notice of Petition for Spousal Support.

    458:19-c Medical Assistance Recipient;  Notice of Petition for Spousal Support. –||I. If the petitioner or respondent is a recipient of medical assistance under the state Medicaid program, the petitioner shall serve the department of health and human services with a copy of any petition for spousal support filed under this chapter.||II. The department of health and human services shall have the opportunity to address the court in any proceeding under this section if the court has concerns relative to:||(a) The impact on the recipient of any period of Medicaid ineligibility that would result from the allocation of income or assets;||(b) Whether the ward has been the victim of a crime or has been or is at risk of being abused, neglected, or exploited within the meaning of RSA 161-F:43; or||(c) The cost of the recipient's care to be paid by Medicaid as the result of the proposed allocation of income or assets.|||Source. 2018, 310:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:20 - Trust Fund.

    458:20 Trust Fund. –||In a proceeding under this chapter, the court may set aside a portion of the property of the parties in a separate fund or trust for the support, maintenance, education and general welfare of either party.|||Source. RS 148:14. CS 157:14. GS 163:13. GL 182:13. PS 175:15. PL 287:17. RL 339:17. RSA 458:20. 1985, 175:2; 330:1. 1987, 278:3. 2004, 1:2. 2005, 273:4, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:21 - Security.

    458:21 Security. –||In all cases where alimony or an allowance shall be decreed for a spouse or children the court may require security to be given for the payment thereof.|||Source. RS 148:15. CS 157:15. GS 163:14. GL 182:14. PS 175:16. PL 287:18. RL 339:18. RSA 458:21. 1985, 175:3; 330:2, eff. Aug. 13, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:22 - Repealed by 1985, 175:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

    458:22 Repealed by 1985, 175:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:23 - Legitimacy of Offspring.

    458:23 Legitimacy of Offspring. –||No decree of divorce shall affect the legitimacy of a child born or begotten in lawful matrimony, unless it shall be so expressed in the decree, and children born of a marriage entered into in good faith by the parties thereto shall be regarded as legitimate children and their legitimacy shall not be affected by a decree of nullity, unless it shall be so expressed in the decree.|||Source. RS 148:11. CS 157:11. GS 163:10. GL 182:10. PS 175:7. 1925, 26:1. PL 287:20. RL 339:20.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:23-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:23-a - Repealed by 2005, 273:20, IX, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

    458:23-a Repealed by 2005, 273:20, IX, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:24 - Decree.

    458:24 Decree. –||In any proceeding under this chapter, except an action for legal separation, the court may, when a decree of divorce or nullity is made, restore a former name of the spouse, regardless of whether a request therefor had been included in the petition.|||Source. 1905, 7:1. PL 287:21. RL 339:21. RSA 458:24. 1969, 314:1. 1971, 445:4. 1996, 32:6. 1998, 53:2. 2004, 114:2, eff. May 17, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:25 - Return of List.

    458:25 Return of List. –||The clerk of the superior court for each county, at the end of each term of court, shall return to the registrar of vital records a full and correct list of all changes of names that have been decreed hereunder by the court since the last return.|||Source. 1905, 7:2. PL 287:22. RL 339:22. 1949, 253:2. 2003, 319:74, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:26 - Legal Separation.

    458:26 Legal Separation. –||I. In any case in which a divorce might be decreed, the superior court, on petition of either party, may decree a legal separation of the parties, which separation shall have in all respects the effect of a divorce, except that the parties shall not thereby be made free to marry any third person and except as hereinafter provided.||II. A person concerning whom a legal separation has been decreed may file a motion to amend the decree to one of divorce. The court may then consider whether justice requires that such a change be made, and, upon such consideration, the court may, in its discretion, grant such a motion.|||Source. 1919, 68:1. PL 287:24. RL 339:24. RSA 458:26. 1971, 445:5. 1983, 334:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:27 - Procedure, etc.

    458:27 Procedure, etc. –||Upon such petition for legal separation the procedure shall be the same as upon petitions for divorce, and the court shall have the same power in all matters relating to restraining orders and decrees, allowances, alimony, parental rights and responsibilities under RSA 461-A for children and division or apportionment of the property of the parties, as in cases of divorce. The name of the wife shall not be changed.|||Source. 1909, 68:2. PL 287:25. RL 339:25. 2004, 114:3. 2005, 273:5, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:28 - Resumption of Relations.

    458:28 Resumption of Relations. –||The parties to such a petition may at any time resume marital relations, upon filing with the clerk of the superior court for the county in which the separation was decreed their written declaration of such resumption, signed, acknowledged and witnessed. Such declaration shall be entered upon the docket, under the entries relating to such petition.|||Source. 1909, 68:3. PL 287:26. RL 339:26.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:29 - Effect.

    458:29 Effect. –||Such resumption of marital relations shall terminate and annul all restraining orders, and all decrees relating to alimony or parental rights and responsibilities, but shall not affect any decree relating to the division or apportionment of property.|||Source. 1909, 68:4. PL 287:27. RL 339:27. 2005, 273:6, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:30 - Returns.

    458:30 Returns. –||The clerk of the superior court shall make return of all such decrees of separation and declarations of the resumption of marital relations to the registrar of vital records in the manner provided for the return of divorces.|||Source. 1909, 68:5. PL 287:28. RL 339:28. 2003, 319:75, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:30-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:30-a - Repealed by 1971, 445:7, II, eff. Aug. 29, 1971.

    458:30-a Repealed by 1971, 445:7, II, eff. Aug. 29, 1971. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:31 - Orders for Support of Spouse.

    458:31 Orders for Support of Spouse. –||If either spouse is living apart from the other without justifiable cause or willingly absents himself or herself from the other, the superior court, upon his or her petition, or if insane by his or her guardian or next friend, may issue orders which may at the discretion of the court be ex parte and which may grant such relief as provided for in RSA 458:16. The domicile requirements of RSA 458:4, 5, and 6 shall not apply to this section; and the court may grant relief hereunder to a nonresident plaintiff if the defendant is a resident of this state.|||Source. RS 149:1, 2. CS 158:1, 2. 1858, 2073:1. 1860, 2342:2. GS 164:2, 3, 17. GL 183:2, 3, 15. 1887, 24:1; 100:1; 103:1, 3. PS 176:4. 1907, 31:1. PL 287:29. RL 339:29. 1949, 240:2. RSA 458:31. 1963, 42:1. 1971, 445:6. 1999, 91:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:32 - Modification.

    458:32 Modification. –||Upon motion and notice to the adverse party in the proceeding, or upon a new petition by either party and like procedure thereon, the court may modify or revise its orders and decrees.|||Source. RS 149:1, 2. CS 158:1, 2. 1858, 2073:1. 1860, 2342:2. GS 164:2, 3, 17. GL 183:2, 3, 15. 1887, 24:1; 100:1; 103:1, 3. PS 176:4. 1907, 31:1. PL 287:30. RL 339:30.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:33 - Repealed by 1987, 278:5, II, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.

    458:33 Repealed by 1987, 278:5, II, eff. Jan. 1, 1988. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:34 - Enforcement.

    458:34 Enforcement. –||Upon such petition an attachment of either spouse's property may be made as in case of a petition for divorce; and the court may make interlocutory orders therein as in divorce cases, and its orders and decrees shall be enforced in like manner.|||Source. 1887, 103:2. PS 176:5. PL 287:32. RL 339:32. 1999, 91:2. 2004, 114:2, eff. May 17, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 458:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:35 - Repealed by 2005, 273:20, X, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

    458:35 Repealed by 2005, 273:20, X, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. –|
NH Rev Stat § 458:35-a, (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation|Section 458:35-a, - Repealed by 1982, 42:21, eff. June 29, 1982.

    458:35-a, 458:35-b. Repealed by 1982, 42:21, eff. June 29, 1982. –|