I. If a deploying parent is required to be separated from a child as a result of deployment, a court shall not enter a final order modifying parental rights and responsibilities and parent-child contact in an existing order until 90 days after the deployment ends, unless such modification is agreed to by the deploying parent.
II. Absence created by deployment or mobilization or the potential for future deployment or mobilization shall not be the sole factor supporting a change in circumstances pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-C:5 and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 463:13.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458-E:2

  • Deploying parent: means a military parent who has been notified by military leadership that he or she will deploy or mobilize with the United States armed forces, including any reserve component thereof, or who is currently deployed or mobilized with the United States armed forces, including any reserve component thereof. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458-E:1
  • Mobilization: and "mobilize" mean the call-up of national guard or reserve service members to extended active service. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458-E:1