New Hampshire § 546-B:2-a Application of Chapter to Resident of Foreign Country and Foreign Support Proceeding

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 546-B:2-a — Application of Chapter to Resident of Foreign Country and Foreign Support Proceeding

New Hampshire § 546-B:2-a

Title LVPROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES

Ch. 546-BUNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

SubdivisionARTICLE 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 546-B:2-a (2026).

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I. A tribunal of this state shall apply Articles 1 through 6 and, as applicable, Article 7, to a support proceeding involving:

(a)A foreign support order;

(b)A foreign tribunal; or

(c)An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country. II. A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 6. III. Article 7 applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7 is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, Article 7 controls.

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I. A tribunal of this state shall apply Articles 1 through 6 and, as applicable, Article 7, to a support proceeding involving:
(a) A foreign support order;
(b) A foreign tribunal; or
(c) An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.
II. A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 6.
III. Article 7 applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7 is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, Article 7 controls.