Section 546-B:18 Duties of Support Enforcement Agency. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. A support enforcement agency of this state shall, upon request, provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter insofar as is consistent with its responsibilities under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, as amended.
   II. A support enforcement agency that is providing services to the petitioner as appropriate shall:
      (a) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal in this state or another state to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;
      (b) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;
      (c) Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties;
      (d) Within 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of a written notice from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;
      (e) Within 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of a written communication from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and
      (f) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.
   III. This chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.

Source. 1997, 263:32, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.