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2018 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XLIII - Domestic Relations
Chapter 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation
Section 458:19-b - Medical Assistance Recipient; Notice of Petition for Spousal Support.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 458:19-b (2018)
I. If the petitioner or respondent is a recipient of medical assistance under the state Medicaid program, the petitioner shall serve the department of health and human services with a copy of any petition for spousal support filed under this chapter.
II. The department of health and human services shall have the opportunity to address the court in any proceeding under this section if the court has concerns relative to:
(a) The impact on the recipient of any period of Medicaid ineligibility that would result from the allocation of income or assets;
(b) Whether the ward has been the victim of a crime or has been or is at risk of being abused, neglected, or exploited within the meaning of RSA 161-F:43; or
(c) The cost of the recipient's care to be paid by Medicaid as the result of the proposed allocation of income or assets.
[RSA 458:19-b effective January 1, 2019; see also RSA 458:19-b in the main volume.]
458:19-b Divorce in Another Jurisdiction. –
The circuit court shall have jurisdiction to make such orders or temporary orders of alimony to a divorced wife or divorced husband, or of support to the children of divorced parents as justice shall require in cases where the decree of divorce was not granted in this jurisdiction, even though said divorce decree makes provision for alimony and support, subject to the provisions of RSA 546-B.
Source. 2011, 224:303, eff. July 1, 2011. 2018, 310:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
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