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NH HB1229

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jay Markell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires courts to enforce agreements where parties waive rights to past, present, or future alimony, giving such waivers full legal effect

  • Alimony waivers can only be invalidated if proven by preponderance of evidence to result from coercion, deceit, duress, fraud, mutual mistake, material misrepresentation, or supervening illegality

  • Waivers may also be invalidated if enforcement would be unconscionable

  • Adds new paragraph VII to RSA 458:19-a governing term and reimbursement alimony

  • Effective date: January 1, 2027

Legislative Description

Relative to waivers of alimony.

Last Action

Hearing: 03/19/2026, Room 100, State House, 10:30 am; Senate Calendar 10

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Children and Family Law3/6/2026
Children and Family Law12/1/2025

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