Section 458-A:5-a Emergencies; Ex Parte Relief. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. Emergency orders may be granted without written or oral notice to the adverse party only if it clearly appears to the court, from specific facts shown by affidavit or by the verified petition, that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage will result to the applicant, the children, or property before the adverse party or attorney can be heard in opposition.
   II. No ex parte order shall be granted without:
      (a) An affidavit from the moving party verifying the notice given to the other party or verifying the attempt to notify the other party.
      (b) A determination by the court that such notice or attempt at notice was timely so as to afford the other party an opportunity to be present.
   III. If temporary orders are made ex parte, the party against whom the orders are issued may file a written request with the clerk of the superior court and request a hearing thereon. Such a hearing shall be held no later than 5 days after the request is received by the clerk for the county in which the custody proceeding is filed.

Source. 2002, 46:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003.