ChangesRepeals the laws related to marital masters, including the authorization of marital masters to perform notarial acts under RSA 456-B:3, I(b).
AnalysisIn New Hampshire, family law courts are presided over by “marital masters,” special judges who are authorized to hear domestic relations cases, including divorce, child custody and visitation between unwed parties, child support, legal separation, paternity, interstate custody and child support, domestic violence between wed and unwed parties, and grandparent visitation. These justices are granted 5-year terms. HB 151 seeks to streamline the court system by integrating family law cases into the broader court system. The bill does away with marital masters on April 5, 2016, when the last contract of a marital master expires. Since marital masters are authorized under statute to perform notarial acts, this authorization will be repealed on April 5, 2016.
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