Section 161-B:4 Payment of Child Support to the Department. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. Child support payments shall be made payable through the office of child support enforcement services of the department upon written notice by the commissioner to a person responsible for the support of a dependent child or to a court or administrative agency having jurisdiction over such person that:
      (a) The children for whom a support obligation exists are receiving or have received assistance pursuant to RSA 161 or RSA 167; or
      (b) A person has applied for or is receiving support enforcement services under RSA 161-B:3, II, and such person has certified to the department that:
         (1) The arrearage on the support obligation has accumulated to an amount equal to the support obligation for one month; or
         (2) A court, pursuant to RSA 173-B or RSA 458:16, has issued a protective order enjoining a parent of a child from abusing or interfering with the liberty of the child's other parent, guardian, or legal representative, and that such order remains in full force and effect at the time the person applies for child support services.
   II. Notice pursuant to paragraph I shall supersede any court or administrative order to the contrary. Any person who knowingly fails to comply with the requirement of such notice shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
   III. Nothing in paragraph I precludes the court, in its discretion, from ordering the payment of child support through the office of child support enforcement services of the department if the court finds upon the motion of any party that it is in the best interest of the child, obligee, or obligor to do so.

Source. 1977, 589:1. 1994, 398:1. 1995, 310:175, 183. 2001, 222:1, eff. Sept. 9, 2001.