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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458-B:9

  • Income: means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as income, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, disability plans, and workers' compensation payments. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458-B:1
  • Obligee: means the person found to be legally entitled to receive child support, spousal support, or combination child and spousal support. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458-B:1
  • Obligor: means the person found to be legally liable for child support, spousal support, or combination child and spousal support. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458-B:1
  • petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
Nothing in this chapter precludes a judge upon petition of a party or sua sponte from ordering an immediate income assignment without accrual of arrearages, when it is deemed to be in the best interest of the child, obligee, or obligor to do so. A judicial order under the terms of this chapter will satisfy all due process required by this chapter.