New Hampshire Revised Statutes 546-B:52-b – Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Foreign Country for Modification
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 546-B:52-b
- 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
- 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
A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the Convention may register that order in this state under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 546-B:39 through N.H. Rev. Stat. § 546-B:46 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.