Parenting Rights and Parenting Plans
New Hampshire courts describe the rights of parents in a variety of ways, including: decision-making rights and responsibilities, residential responsibilities, parenting rights and parenting schedule....
View ArticleHow Initial Parenting Rights are Determined
Divorcing parents often wonder how a court will make decisions about a parenting schedule. Even parents who do not wish to litigate parenting issues can benefit from understanding the law that would...
View ArticleModification of a Final Parenting Order
Unless specified otherwise, final parenting plans are intended to be permanent. Consequently, final parenting plans can be very difficult to modify. This post describes the standard to obtain...
View ArticleDo Children Have A Right To Privacy For Their Therapy Records?
Parents who are in conflict about issues relating to their children often raise the issue of access to records of the children’s mental health treatment. The New Hampshire Supreme Court has held that...
View ArticleHow Are The Dependent Exemptions For Children of Divorced Parents Allocated?
In divorce, parents sometimes disagree about who should be allowed to claim the dependency exemption for any children of the marriage. Under the Internal Revenue Code, the general rule is that the...
View ArticleCustody? Visitation? Residential Responsibility? A Glossary of NH Terminology...
People unfamiliar with New Hampshire’s court system often refer to “custody” or “visitation”. Those terms were eliminated by statute nine years ago. In 2005, the NH legislature enacted RSA Chapter...
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