New Hampshire Revised Statutes 161-C:2 – Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
I. “Legal order of support” means any judgment or order including an order in a final decree of divorce for the support of dependent children issued by any court of the state of New Hampshire or another state, or any body authorized by law to issue and modify support orders.
I-a. “Account” means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, money market mutual fund account, or brokerage account.
II. “Dependent child” means any natural or adoptive child who is not self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed services, or who has not reached the age of 18 years.
III. “Department” means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.
IV. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the New Hampshire department of health and human services, or his designee or authorized representative.
V. “Disposable earnings” means that part of the earnings of any individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amount required by law to be withheld.
VI. “Earnings” means compensation paid or payable for personal services whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus or otherwise, and specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, or insurance policies of any type, and all gain derived from capital, from labor or from both combined, including profit gained through sale or conversion of capital assets but does not include payments by any department or division of the state or federal government based upon inability to work or obtain employment.
VI-a. “Obligor” means the person found to be legally liable for child support.
VI-b. “Financial institution” means:
(a) A depository institution, as defined in section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(c).
(b) An institution-affiliated party, as defined in section 3(u) of such act at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u).
(c) Any federal credit union or state credit union, as defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. § 1752), including an institution-affiliated party of such a credit union, as defined in section 206(r) of such act at 12 U.S.C. § 1786(r).
(d) Any benefit association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money market mutual fund, brokerage firm, federal or state-chartered fiduciary bank, or similar entity.
VII. “Person” means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, corporation, political subdivision of the state or instrumentality of the state.
VIII. “Public assistance” means money payments made by the state pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 161 or N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 167 and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
IX. “Responsible parent” means the natural or adoptive parent of a dependent child.
I. “Legal order of support” means any judgment or order including an order in a final decree of divorce for the support of dependent children issued by any court of the state of New Hampshire or another state, or any body authorized by law to issue and modify support orders.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 161-C:2
- Account: means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, money market mutual fund account, or brokerage account. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 161-C:2
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the New Hampshire department of health and human services, or his designee or authorized representative. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 161-C:2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the New Hampshire department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 161-C:2
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Dependent child: means any natural or adoptive child who is not self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed services, or who has not reached the age of 18 years. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 161-C:2
- Earnings: means compensation paid or payable for personal services whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus or otherwise, and specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, or insurance policies of any type, and all gain derived from capital, from labor or from both combined, including profit gained through sale or conversion of capital assets but does not include payments by any department or division of the state or federal government based upon inability to work or obtain employment. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 161-C:2
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, corporation, political subdivision of the state or instrumentality of the state. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 161-C:2
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
I-a. “Account” means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, money market mutual fund account, or brokerage account.
II. “Dependent child” means any natural or adoptive child who is not self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed services, or who has not reached the age of 18 years.
III. “Department” means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.
IV. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the New Hampshire department of health and human services, or his designee or authorized representative.
V. “Disposable earnings” means that part of the earnings of any individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amount required by law to be withheld.
VI. “Earnings” means compensation paid or payable for personal services whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus or otherwise, and specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, or insurance policies of any type, and all gain derived from capital, from labor or from both combined, including profit gained through sale or conversion of capital assets but does not include payments by any department or division of the state or federal government based upon inability to work or obtain employment.
VI-a. “Obligor” means the person found to be legally liable for child support.
VI-b. “Financial institution” means:
(a) A depository institution, as defined in section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(c).
(b) An institution-affiliated party, as defined in section 3(u) of such act at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u).
(c) Any federal credit union or state credit union, as defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. § 1752), including an institution-affiliated party of such a credit union, as defined in section 206(r) of such act at 12 U.S.C. § 1786(r).
(d) Any benefit association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money market mutual fund, brokerage firm, federal or state-chartered fiduciary bank, or similar entity.
VII. “Person” means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, corporation, political subdivision of the state or instrumentality of the state.
VIII. “Public assistance” means money payments made by the state pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 161 or N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 167 and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
IX. “Responsible parent” means the natural or adoptive parent of a dependent child.