Section 490-D:6 Judges and Marital Masters. - New Hampshire Statutes

The supreme court shall select and designate certain district and probate court judges as judicial branch family division judges and certain superior court marital masters as judicial branch family division marital masters. The designation of judges shall be based upon the judge's knowledge of, commitment to, and expertise in family law matters. The number of judicial branch family division judges and marital masters shall be based upon a review of anticipated caseload, population, judicial time and efficiency, available judicial resources, and other relevant criteria, including information from the weighted caseload system. When the judicial branch family division is fully implemented, all superior court marital masters shall be designated as judicial branch family division marital masters.

Source. 2005, 177:14, eff. July 1, 2005.