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Judicial branch warns 60-day parental-alienation family access timeline would strain courts; committee advances amendment
Summary
The committee advanced an amendment that adds parental alienation as a basis for family-access motions with a 60-day statutory turnaround; the Judiciary's general counsel warned the change will increase filings, delay other cases and has a fiscal note that could require two new positions and additional costs.
The Senate Finance Committee advanced an amendment (17-87) and associated changes that add parental alienation as a statutory basis for filing family-access motions and create a 60-day statutory response timeline.
Jessica King, general counsel for the New Hampshire Judicial Branch (transcript label 7), told the committee the branch expects the new statutory timeline to increase…
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