New Hampshire HB 1229: relative to waivers of alimony.

Bill Text

HB 1229 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

5Mar2026... 0552h

2026 SESSION

 26-2951

 09/08

HOUSE BILL 1229

AN ACT relative to waivers of alimony.

SPONSORS: Rep. Markell, Rock. 18; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Litchfield, Rock. 32; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

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ANALYSIS

 This bill requires waivers of alimony to be enforced unless the waiver is found invalid.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

5Mar2026... 0552h 26-2951

 09/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to waivers of alimony.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Paragraph; Term and Reimbursement Alimony. Amend RSA 458:19-a by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph: 

 VII. Agreements in which the parties waive any and all rights to past, present, or future alimony, or any portion thereof, shall be given full force and effect unless the agreement is found by a preponderance of the evidence to be invalid due to coercion, deceit, duress, fraud, mutual mistake, material misrepresentation, supervening illegality, or where such enforcement would be unconscionable or the facts and circumstances have changed since the agreement was executed so as to make the agreement unenforceable. 

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.