HB 1520  - AS INTRODUCED

2022 SESSION

22-2472

07/04

HOUSE BILL 1520

AN ACT relative to procedures for guardians ad litem.  

SPONSORS: Rep. Belanger, Rock. 9; Rep. Long, Hills. 10; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Amanda Bouldin, Hills. 12; Rep. Andrew Bouldin, Hills. 12; Rep. Moran, Hills. 34; Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29; Rep. Johnson, Belk. 3; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 21; Rep. Prout, Hills. 37; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

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ANALYSIS

This bill requires guardians ad litem to provide itemized bills to the paying party and upon request to any party to the case.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

22-2472

07/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

AN ACT relative to procedures for guardians ad litem.    

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1  New Subparagraph; Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Guardian ad Litem; Itemized Billing Required.  Amend RSA 461-A:16, IV by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following new subparagraph:

(c)  The guardian ad litem shall provide an itemized bill to the paying party and all parties shall have the right to request the itemized bill for review.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.