New Hampshire § 461-A:2 Statement of Purpose

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 461-A:2 — Statement of Purpose

New Hampshire § 461-A:2

Title XLIIIDOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 461-APARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 461-A:2 (2026).

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I. Because children do best when both parents have a stable and meaningful involvement in their lives, it is the policy of this state, unless it is shown that in a particular case it is not in the best interest of a child, to:

(a)Encourage approximately equal parenting time between each child and both parents if it is in the best interest of the child.

(b)Encourage parents to share in the rights and responsibilities of raising their children after the parents have separated or divorced.

(c)Encourage parents to develop their own parenting plan with the assistance of legal and mediation professionals, unless there is evidence of domestic violence, child abuse, or neglect.

(d)Grant parents and courts the widest discretion in developing a parenting plan.

(e)Consider both the best interest

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I. Because children do best when both parents have a stable and meaningful involvement in their lives, it is the policy of this state, unless it is shown that in a particular case it is not in the best interest of a child, to:
(a) Encourage approximately equal parenting time between each child and both parents if it is in the best interest of the child.
(b) Encourage parents to share in the rights and responsibilities of raising their children after the parents have separated or divorced.
(c) Encourage parents to develop their own parenting plan with the assistance of legal and mediation professionals, unless there is evidence of domestic violence, child abuse, or neglect.
(d) Grant parents and courts the widest discretion in developing a parenting plan.
(e) Consider both the best interests of the child in light of the factors listed in RSA 461-A:6 and the safety of the parties in developing a parenting plan.
II. This chapter shall be construed so as to promote the policy stated in this section.