HB 460 - AS INTRODUCED SESSION 21-0660 05/04 HOUSE BILL 460 AN ACT establishing a committee to study cases involving the determination of parental rights and responsibilities.

SPONSORS:

Long,Walsh, Hills.Merr.

10;24 October 18, 2021 2021-2197h 11/04 Amendment to HB 435-FN Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:

Rep.AN ACT relative to the suspension of drivers' licenses Amend the bill by replacing all after section 1 with the following:

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14;This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

Rep.Amendment to HB 435-FN - Page 2 - 2021-2197h AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill modifies the circumstances under which a driver's license may be suspended or revoked.

Wazir, Merr.

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Children and Family Law ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill establishes a committee to study cases involving the determination of parental rights and responsibilities.

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HB 460 - AS INTRODUCED 21-0660 05/04 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One AN ACT establishing a committee to study cases involving the determination of parental rights and responsibilities.

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

1 Committee Established.

There is established a committee to study cases involving the determination of parental rights and responsibilities.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I.

The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II.

Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties.

I.

The committee shall review the provisions of RSA 461-A regarding parental rights and responsibilities, the applicable court rules and procedures in parenting cases, and how the statute and rules are implemented in practice.

II.

The review shall include consideration of:

(a) The percentage of cases in which residential responsibility is awarded to one or both parents, the gender of the parent with primary residential responsibility, and commonly identified reasons for those decisions.

(b) Financial costs to the parent assuming greater parenting responsibility.

(c) Similarities in non-contested divorce decrees in the determination of parental rights and responsibilities.

(d) Differences, if any, between non-contested and contested divorce decrees in the determination of parental rights and responsibilities.

III.

The committee shall consider changes to make the practice more equitable, to minimize incentives for unnecessary adversarial proceeding between parents, and to promote better outcomes for children and families.

IV.

The committee may solicit information and testimony from any individual or entity the committee deems relevant to the study, including the judicial branch family division and attorneys with expertise in family law.

4 Chairperson;

Quorum.