New Hampshire Revised Statutes 161-B:4 – Payment of Child Support to the Department
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I. Child support payments shall be made payable through the office of child support enforcement services of the department upon written notice by the commissioner to a person responsible for the support of a dependent child or to a court or administrative agency having jurisdiction over such person that:
(a) The children for whom a support obligation exists are receiving or have received assistance pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 161 or RSA 167; or
(b) A person has applied for or is receiving support enforcement services under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-B:3, II, and such person has certified to the department that:
(1) The arrearage on the support obligation has accumulated to an amount equal to the support obligation for one month; or
(2) A court, pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 173-B or N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458:16, has issued a protective order enjoining a parent of a child from abusing or interfering with the liberty of the child’s other parent, guardian, or legal representative, and that such order remains in full force and effect at the time the person applies for child support services.
II. Notice pursuant to paragraph I shall supersede any court or administrative order to the contrary. Any person who knowingly fails to comply with the requirement of such notice shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
III. Nothing in paragraph I precludes the court, in its discretion, from ordering the payment of child support through the office of child support enforcement services of the department if the court finds upon the motion of any party that it is in the best interest of the child, obligee, or obligor to do so.
(a) The children for whom a support obligation exists are receiving or have received assistance pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 161 or RSA 167; or
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 161-B:4
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- month: shall mean a calendar month, and the word "year" a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" shall be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:8
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
(b) A person has applied for or is receiving support enforcement services under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-B:3, II, and such person has certified to the department that:
(1) The arrearage on the support obligation has accumulated to an amount equal to the support obligation for one month; or
(2) A court, pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 173-B or N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458:16, has issued a protective order enjoining a parent of a child from abusing or interfering with the liberty of the child’s other parent, guardian, or legal representative, and that such order remains in full force and effect at the time the person applies for child support services.
II. Notice pursuant to paragraph I shall supersede any court or administrative order to the contrary. Any person who knowingly fails to comply with the requirement of such notice shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
III. Nothing in paragraph I precludes the court, in its discretion, from ordering the payment of child support through the office of child support enforcement services of the department if the court finds upon the motion of any party that it is in the best interest of the child, obligee, or obligor to do so.