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THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
JUDICIAL BRANCH
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Court Name:
Case Name:
Case Number:
UNIFORM SUPPORT ORDER
Name, Residence and Mailing Address of Person Name, Residence and Mailing Address of
Ordered to Pay Support (Obligor) Person Receiving Support (Obligee)
D.O.B. Telephone D.O.B. Telephone
E-mail Address: E-mail Address:
Name of Employer: Name of Employer:
Address of Employer: Address of Employer:
Child(ren) to whom this order applies:
Full Name Date of Birth Full Name Date of Birth
The following parties appeared: Obligor Obligee Bureau of Child Support Services
Other
NOTE: SECTIONS PRECEDED BY
ARE ONLY PART OF THIS ORDER IF MARKED.
1. This order is entered: 2. This order is a:
after hearing temporary order
upon approval of agreement final order
upon default
3. This order modifies a final support obligation in accordance with:
a three-year review (RSA 458-C:7) OR substantial change in circumstances, as
follows:
4. Obligor is ORDERED to PAY THE FOLLOWI NG AMOUNTS (See Standing Orders 4A-4G):
4.1 CHILD SUPPORT: $ per
(week, month, etc.)
4.2 Arrearage of $ as of ,
payable $ per (week, month, etc.)
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4.3 Medical arrearage of $ as of ,
payable $ per (week, month, etc.)
4.4 Alimony is ordered. See the Uniform Alimony Order. N/A
4.5 Alimony arrearage of $ as of ,
payable $ per (week, month, etc.)
4.6 Alimony shall terminate
5. Payments on all ordered amounts shall begin on . All ordered amounts shall
be payable to Obligee Bureau of Child Support Services Other
6. This order complies with the child support guidelines. RSA 458-C.
This order, entered upon obligor ’s default, is based on a reasonable estimate of obligor’s
income. Compliance with the gui delines cannot be determined.
The following special circumstances warrant an adjustment from the guidelines (Enter
applicable circumstances bel ow. See Standing Order 6):
7. Support ordered is payable by immediate income assignment.
8. The Court finds that there is good cause to suspend the immediate income assignment
because:
Obligor and obligee have agreed in writing.
Payments have been timely and it would be in the best interest of the minor child(ren)
because:
9 A. Obligor is unemployed and MUST REPORT EFFORTS TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT.
(See Standing Order 9A).
9 B. Upon employment the Obligor s hall bring the matter forward for recalculation of support.
Failure to do so may result in a recalculated support order effective the date of employment.
MEDICAL SUPPORT FINDINGS (Paragraphs 10 through 15)
10. OBLIGOR’S medical support reasonable cost obligatio n: $ per
(week,
month, etc.)
10
A. The medical support reasonable cost oblig ation is adjusted from the presumptive
amount because of the following special circum stances (Enter applicable circumstances
below. See Standing Order 6):
11. Health insurance coverage is not available is available to the OBLIGOR in an amount
equal to or less than the amount of the medical support reasonable cost obligation
ordered in paragraph 10.
12.
Health insurance coverage available to the OBLIGOR is not accessible to the child(ren).
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13. OBLIGEE’S medical support reasonable cost obligation:$ per (week,
month, etc.)
13
A. The medical support reasonable cost obli gation is adjusted from the presumptive
amount because of the following special circum stances (Enter applicable circumstances
below. See Standing Order 6):
14. Health insurance coverage is not available is available to the OBLIGEE in an amount
equal to or less than the amount of the medical support reasonable cost obligation
ordered in paragraph 13.
15.
Health insurance coverage available to the OBLIGEE is not accessible to the child(ren).
HEALTH INSURANCE CO VERAGE (Paragraph 16
A and/or 16 B must be completed):
16
A. Obligor Obligee is ordered to provide health in surance coverage for the child(ren)
effective
16 B. Obligor Obligee is/are not ordered to provide health insurance coverage at this time but
is/are ordered to immediately obtain health insurance coverage when it becomes accessible
and available at an amount equal to or less than the ordered medical support reasonable cost
obligation.
UNINSURED MEDICAL EXPENSES
17. Uninsured medical expenses shall be paid in the following percentage amounts:
Obligor % Obligee % Other:
18. Public assistance (TANF) or medical assistance (Medicaid) is or was provided for the children.
Copies of pleadings related to medical cove rage and child support were mailed to the Bureau
of Child Support Services, Child Support Legal , 129 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301.
19.
Obligor Obligee is adjudicated the father of the minor child(r en) named above. The clerk
of the city(ies) of sha ll enter the name of the father on
the birth certificate(s) of the child(ren). The father’s date of birth is and
his state of birth is .
20. The State of has provided public assistance for the benefit
of the minor child(ren) between and
for weeks. Obligor is indebted for th e assistance in the total amount of $
21. Variation to standing order (specify paragraph #), additional agreeme nt or order of the Court:
Obligor Obligee Staff Attorney
Bureau of Child Support Services
Obligor’s Attorney/Witness Obligee’s Attorney/Witness
Date Date Date
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All paragraphs of this order (except those that have a check box and have not been selected) and all
paragraphs of the Standing Order , (except variations in paragraph 21) are part of this order and apply
to all parties.
Recommended:
Date Signature of Marital Master/Hearing Officer
Printed Name of Marital Master/Hearing Officer
So Ordered:
I hereby certify that I have r ead the recommendation(s) and agree tha t, to the extent the marital
master/judicial referee/hearing officer has made factual findings, she/he has applied the correct legal
standard to the facts determined by the marita l master/judicial referee/hearing officer.
Date Signature of Judge
Printed Name of Judge
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THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNIFORM SUPPORT ORDE R — STANDING ORDER
NOTICE: This Standing Order (SO) is a part of all Unif orm Support Orders (USO) and shall be given full effect as
an order of the Court. Variations to paragraphs of the SO in a specific case must be entered in paragraph 21 of
the USO and approved by the Court.
(Paragraph numbers in the SO correspond to related paragraph numbers in the USO. Variations entered in paragraph 21
should reference the related paragraph number.)
SUPPORT PAYMENT TERMS
SO-3A. All prior orders not inconsistent with this order remain in full force and effect.
SO-3B. In cases where the order of another jurisdiction is r egistered for modification, a tribunal of this state may not
modify any aspect of a child support order that may not be modified under the law of the issuing jurisdiction. (See
RSA 546-B:49,III.)
SO-3C. This order shall be subject to review and Court mo dification three years from its effective date upon the request
of a party. Any party may petition the Court at any time for a modification of this support order if there is a
substantial change in circumstances. The effective date of any modification shall be no earlier than the date of
notice to the other party. “Notice” mean s either of the following: 1) service as specified in civil actions or 2) the
respondent’s acceptance of a copy of the petition, as long as the petition is filed no later than 30 days following
the respondent’s acceptan ce. See RSA 458-C:7.
SO-3D. No modification of a support order shall alter any arrearages due prior to the date of filing the pleading for
modification. RSA 461-A:14, VIII.
SO-4A. The amount of a child support obligation shall remain as stated in the order until the dependent child for whom
support is ordered completes his or her high school educat ion or reaches the age of 18 years, whichever is later,
or marries, or becomes a member of the armed services, at which time the child support obligation, including all
educational support obligations, terminates without further legal action, except where duration of the support
obligation has been previously determined by another ju risdiction, or is governed by the law of another
jurisdiction, and may not be modified in accordance with statutory language referenced in SO-3B. If the parties
have a child with disabilities, the court may initiate or continue the child support obligation after the child reaches
the age of 18. No child support order for a child with disabilities which becomes effective after July 9, 2013 may
continue after the child reaches age 21. (See RSA 461-A:14, IV)
SO-4B. In multiple child orders, the amount of child sup port may be recalculated according to the guidelines whenever
there is a change in the number of children for whom su pport is ordered, upon petition of any party. In single
child orders, the support obligation terminates automati cally, without the need for further court action, upon the
emancipation of the child. The obligor remains obligated fo r any and all arrearages of the support obligation that
may exist at the time of emancipation.
SO-4C. If the order establishes a support obligation for more than one child, and if the court can determine that within the
next 3 years support will terminate for one of the children, the amount of the new child support obligation for the
remaining children may be stated in the order and shall take effect on the date or event specified without further
legal action.
SO-4D. In cases payable through the New Hampshire Bureau of Child Support Services (BCSS), if there are arrearages
when support for a child is terminated, payments on t he arrearages shall increase by the amount of any
reduction of child support until the arrearages are paid in full.
SO-4E. Pursuant to RSA 161-C:22, III when an assignment of support rights has terminated and obligor and the recipient
of public assistance reunite, obligor may request a suspen sion of the collection of support arrearage owed to the
state under RSA 161-C:4. So long as the family remain s reunited and provided that the adjusted gross income
of the family as defined by RSA 458-C is equal to or less than 185% of the Federal poverty guidelines as set by
the United States Department of Heal th and Human Services, BCSS shall not take any action to collect the
support arrearage owed to the State.
SO-4F. If the collection of a support arrearage pursuant to RSA 161-C:4 is suspended, the obligor shall provide BCSS
with a financial affidavit every six months evidencing t he income of the reunited family and shall notify his or her
child support worker in writing within ten days of any chang e in income or if the family is no longer reunited.
Failure to report changes in income or in the status of the family as reunited or to provide a financial affidavit
shall cause the suspension of collection to terminate.
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SO-4G. Each party shall inform the Court in writing of any change in address, within 15 days of the change, so long as
this order is in effect. Service of notice of any proceeding related to th is order shall be sufficient if made on a
party at the last address on file with the Court. A party who fails to keep the Court informed of such a change in
address, and who then fails to attend a hearing because of the lack of notice, may be subject to arrest.
SO-5A. If no date appears in paragraph 5 of the USO, the firs t support payment shall be due on the date this order is
signed by the Judge.
SO-5B If support is payable through BCSS, a BCSS application for child support services must be submitted before
BCSS can provide services in accordance with the order.
SO-5C. If support is payable through BCSS, BCSS is aut horized and directed to collect all sums, including any
arrearages, from the obligor and forward the sums coll ected to the obligee or person, department, or agency
providing support to the children named in the USO. An y payment shall be applied first as payment towards the
current child and medical support obligation due that month and second towards any arrearages.
SO-5D. If support is ordered payable directly to the obligee, it can only be made payable through BCSS at a later time if
(1) the children named in the USO receive assistance pursuant to RSA 161 or RSA 167; (2) a party applies for
support enforcement services and certifies to BCSS that (a) an arrearage has accumulated to an amount equal
to the support obligation for one month, or (b) a court has issued a protective order pursuant to RSA 173-B or
RSA 461-A:10 which remains in full force and effect at t he time of application; or (3) a court orders payment
through BCSS upon motion of any party that it is in the best interest of the child, obligee, or obligor to do so.
RSA 161-B:4.
SO-5E. Collection by BCSS on any arrearage may include inte rcepting the obligor’s federal tax refund, placing liens on
the obligor’s personal and real property including qualif ying financial accounts. Federal tax refund intercept and
lien remedies shall be used to collect arrearages even if an obligor is complying with the child support orders.
Pursuant to 45 CFR 303.72 (h) any federal tax refund inte rcept shall be applied first as payment towards the past
due support assigned to the State.
SO-5F. In all cases where child support is payable throu gh BCSS, obligor and obligee shall inform BCSS in writing of
any change of address or change of name and address of employer, within 15 days of the change.
SO-5G. In all cases where child support is payable through BCSS, obligor and obligee shall furnish their social security numbers to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (Department).
SO-6. Where the court determines that, in light of the best inte rests of the child, special circumstances exist that result
in adjustments in the application of the guidelines for the child support obligation or the reasonable medical
support obligation, the court shall make written findings re lative to the applicability of one or more of the special
circumstances described in RSA 458-C:5, I.
INCOME ASSIGNMENT
SO-7A. Until such time as an income assignment goes into e ffect, payments shall be made as follows: (1) if the case is
not payable through BCSS, directly to obligee, or (2) if support is payable through the BCSS by use of payment
coupons available at the lo cal BCSS office. An income assignment w ill not go into effect for self-employed
obligors as long as they do not receive income as defi ned in RSA 458-B:1, paragraph IX. Future income will be
subject to assignment if the case is payable through BCSS.
SO-7B. If a parent is ordered to provide health coverage for Medicaid-eligible child(ren), he or she must use payments received for health care services to reimburse the appropriate party, otherwise his or her income may be subject
to income assignment by BCSS. RSA 161-H:2(V).
SO-7C. Increased income assignment for the purposes of pay ment on arrearages shall continue until such time as the
arrearages are paid in full.
SO-8. Whenever an income assignment is suspended, it ma y be instituted if a Court finds obligor in violation or
contempt of this order OR after notice and the oppor tunity to be heard (RSA 458-B:5 & 7), when the Department
begins paying public assistance for the benefit of a child OR when an arrearage amounting to the support due for
a one-month period has accrued.
REPORT CHANGES OF EMPLOYMENT
SO-9A. If support is payable through BCSS, obligor shall repo rt in writing weekly, or as otherwise ordered by Court, to
BCSS, and shall provide details of efforts made to find a job. Efforts to obtain employment shall include
registering with New Hampshire Employment Security with in two weeks of the date of this order. The obligor
shall immediately report employment to BCSS in writing.
SO-9B. Immediately upon employment the obligor shall report to the obligee, in writing, details of employment, including
name and address of employer, the starting date, number of weekly hours and the rate of pay.
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MEDICAL SUPPORT PROVISIONS
SO-10-16B (1). In all cases where support is payable through BCSS, or where the Department is providing medical
assistance for the child(ren) under RSA 167, the court shall include the medical support obligation in any
child support order issued. RSA 461-A:14, IX(d).
SO-10-16B (2). The court shall establish and order a reasonable medical support obligation for each parent. The presumptive amount of a reasonable medical support ob ligation shall be 4 percent of the individual parent’s
gross income, unless the court establishes and orders a different amount based on a written finding or a
specific finding, made by the presiding officer on the record, that the presumptive amount would be unjust or
inappropriate, using the criteria set forth in RSA 458-C:5.
SO-10-16B (3). The court shall determine whether health insuranc e is available to either parent at a cost that is at or
below the reasonable medical support obligation amo unt, as established and ordered pursuant to RSA 458-
C:3, V, or is available by combin ing the reasonable medical support obligations of both parents, and, if so
available, the court shall order the parent, or parents, to provide such insurance for the child.
SO-10-16B (4). The cost of providing health insurance is the cost of adding the child to existing coverage, or the
difference between individual and family coverage.
SO-12, 15. Accessible health insurance means the primary care services are located within 50 miles or one hour from the child(ren)’s primary residence. RSA 461-A:14, IX(b).
SO-16A-16B A party providing or ordered to provide health insu rance for the child(ren) shall give the other party sufficient
information and documentation to make sure insurance co verage is effective. If support is payable through
BCSS, or if there has been an assignment of medical support rights to BCSS, the information and
documentation shall be provided to BCSS. In addition, obligor shall inform BCSS in writing when health
insurance is available, obtained or discontinued.