Under New Hampshire law, an order to pay child support is set forth in a document called a Uniform Support Order. The Uniform Support Order (“USO”) will state how much child support the obligor parent must pay, whether the support must be paid to the recipient parent or the State of New Hampshire, and most ... more

Being without health insurance can leave people in very difficult financial situations. To address this issue, the New Hampshire legislature adopted a statute which requires all hospitals to bill self-pay patients an amount no greater than the amount generally billed and received by the hospitals for services rendered to patients covered by health insurance. This ... more

In 2004, the New Hampshire Legislature passed a statute which barred a divorce court from making a new order obligating a divorced parent to pay for a child’s college expenses. Numerous cases heard by the Supreme Court have held that the statute is not retroactive. In other words, decrees prior to the date of the ... more

The New Hampshire Senate is considering a bill, SB 138, which would allow assisted living and nursing home facilities in the state to force family members of the nursing home resident receiving care to pay for the costs of the nursing home or assisted living facility. The bill applies to any father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, ... more

When parties are divorced, the trial court must equitably divide the marital property. Property is broadly defined as all tangible and intangible assets, real or personal, belonging to either or both of the parties regardless of whether title to the property is held in an individual’s name of jointly. A question has existed as to ... more