New Hampshire SB 414: relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.

Bill Text

SB 414 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2233

 09/05

SENATE BILL 414

AN ACT relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.

SPONSORS: Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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ANALYSIS

 This bill clarifies that if a court finds any party in contempt relating to any proceeding related to the enforcement of marital property settlements, the court shall fashion a remedy that immediately rectifies the cause of the contempt, if practicable, such as ordering immediate access to funds, payment, or property that has been withheld.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2233

 09/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.

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

 1 New Paragraph; Annulment, Divorce, and Separation; Enforcement. Amend RSA 458:51-a by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

 II-a. If the court finds any party in contempt relating to any proceeding in this chapter, the court shall fashion a remedy that immediately rectifies the cause of the contempt, if practicable, such as ordering immediate access to funds, payment, or property that has been withheld. 

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