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HB1036 • 2026

relative to the maximum duration of term alimony.

relative to the maximum duration of term alimony.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Michael Vose (R), Jim Kofalt (R), Bob Lynn (R), Debra DeSimone (R), Katelyn Kuttab (R)
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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relative to the maximum duration of term alimony.

relative to the maximum duration of term alimony.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to the maximum duration of term alimony.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 2

  2. 2026-02-17 H

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/10/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 9 P. 3

  3. 2026-02-04 H

    Executive Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 230

  4. 2026-01-28 H

    Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 10:00 am GP 230

  5. 2025-11-07 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 1 P. 3

Official Summary Text

relative to the maximum duration of term alimony.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1036 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2797
09/08

HOUSE BILL
1036

AN ACT
relative to the maximum duration of term alimony.

SPONSORS: Rep. Vose, Rock. 5; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

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ANALYSIS

This bill limits the maximum duration of term alimony that a court can set absent agreement by the parties or the interest of justice to 8 years.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2797
09/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to the maximum duration of term alimony.

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

1 Term Alimony; Maximum Term. Amend RSA 458:19-a to read as follows:
III. The maximum duration of term alimony shall be 50 percent of the length of the marriage
, but not to exceed 8 years
,

unless the parties agree otherwise or the court finds that justice requires an adjustment under paragraph IV. If justice requires, the court may use a different beginning or ending date in measuring the length of the marriage. Term alimony shall end on the remarriage of the payee, unless the order is based on an agreement of the parties that provides otherwise.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.