NH HB486

Expands criteria for courts to grant grandparent visitation by specifying that a grandparent qualifies if the child lived with them for at least 6 months, the grandparent acted as primary caretaker for at least 6 months, or had regular visitation for at least 12 months

Broadens the definition of circumstances resulting in absence of a nuclear family to include separate parental living arrangements and inability to determine the whereabouts of one or both parents

Prohibits courts from considering a parent's noncompliance with a prior grandparent visitation order as "changed circumstances" that would justify modifying or terminating the visitation order

Takes effect 60 days after passage with a fiscal impact of less than $10,000 annually through fiscal year 2028