New Hampshire Revised Statutes 5-C:59 – Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment Registration Procedures
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I. Only one record of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment shall be prepared by the clerk of the court and forwarded to the division for each marriage dissolved by the superior court.
II. Queries to the division concerning any entry on the report of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment shall be forwarded by the division to the clerk of court or legal representative.
III. Upon receipt from the clerk of superior court of a decree of the resumption of marital relations in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458:30, the division shall mark the report of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment with notice of such resumption.
IV. In the case of a court-ordered civil annulment of marriage that occurred in the state of New Hampshire, the following procedures shall apply:
(a) Upon receipt of a report of civil annulment from the clerk of court, the word “VOID” shall be stamped across the face of the marriage certificate by the division to indicate that the marriage has been annulled.
(b) A notation shall be made by the state registrar on the face of the marriage certificate to show that a court-ordered civil annulment was the authority used to void the marriage record and to indicate the name of the authorizing court and the date of the authorization.
V. If a copy of the marriage certificate for which the marriage was annulled is also on file at the office of clerk of the town or city, the division shall send notice of such civil annulment to that clerk. Upon receipt of the notice, the clerk shall stamp, or print with a pen, the word “VOID” across the face of the marriage certificate; note that a court ordered civil annulment was the authority used to void the marriage record; and indicate the name of the authorizing court and the date of such authorization.
II. Queries to the division concerning any entry on the report of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment shall be forwarded by the division to the clerk of court or legal representative.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 5-C:59
- Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
- 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
- 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
III. Upon receipt from the clerk of superior court of a decree of the resumption of marital relations in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458:30, the division shall mark the report of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment with notice of such resumption.
IV. In the case of a court-ordered civil annulment of marriage that occurred in the state of New Hampshire, the following procedures shall apply:
(a) Upon receipt of a report of civil annulment from the clerk of court, the word “VOID” shall be stamped across the face of the marriage certificate by the division to indicate that the marriage has been annulled.
(b) A notation shall be made by the state registrar on the face of the marriage certificate to show that a court-ordered civil annulment was the authority used to void the marriage record and to indicate the name of the authorizing court and the date of the authorization.
V. If a copy of the marriage certificate for which the marriage was annulled is also on file at the office of clerk of the town or city, the division shall send notice of such civil annulment to that clerk. Upon receipt of the notice, the clerk shall stamp, or print with a pen, the word “VOID” across the face of the marriage certificate; note that a court ordered civil annulment was the authority used to void the marriage record; and indicate the name of the authorizing court and the date of such authorization.