NH HB1323

Defines "parental alienation" as a pattern of behavior, conduct, or speech that damages a child's relationship with a parent, resulting in the child's fear, rejection, or hostility toward that parent, including disparaging remarks, manipulation tactics, and unjustified interference with parenting time

Allows parents to file family access motions for parental alienation in addition to violations of parenting plans, with courts required to act within 60 days on such motions

Requires courts to consider evidence of parental alienation as a factor when determining parental rights, decision-making responsibility, custody modifications, and grandparents' visitation rights

Permits courts to modify parental rights upon finding parental alienation by preponderance of evidence, and mandates attorney's fees be awarded to prevailing parties in contempt cases involving parental alienation

Estimated fiscal impact of $100,000 to $200,000 annually starting FY 2027 for additional Judicial Branch staff to handle increased caseload, with the act taking effect 30 days after passage