Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 460:9

  • petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
Upon the filing of the petition, a citation to the other party to the marriage shall issue and service thereof shall be made as provided in RSA 550. If, after hearing, the judge is satisfied that the necessary cause for divorce is in existence and that no injustice will result, he may grant the license. A conveyance made under the license shall be a complete bar to all rights of homestead to which such guilty party may then or thereafter be entitled in the premises so conveyed.