Rule 2.19 – Temporary hearing

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, New Hampshire

A. Subject to the rules regarding mediation, the Court may schedule a temporary hearing if one is requested by either party. The notice of this hearing shall indicate the amount of time allotted for the hearing, generally thirty (30) minutes. Temporary hearings shall be conducted by offers of proof. Parties shall comply with the provisions of Family Division Rule 1.28 pertaining to Offers of Proof.
B. Motions for extended or evidentiary temporary hearings shall be heard at the time specified in the notice of hearing, unless ruled upon in advance by the Court.
C. If a temporary hearing is scheduled, a scheduling conference shall generally also be held at the same date and time. In the event a temporary agreement is reached, the parties must still appear for the scheduling conference.
D. Seven (7) days prior to the temporary hearing, the parties shall file and exchange financial affidavits and proposed temporary decrees; and if minor children are involved, agreed upon and proposed parenting plans, uniform support orders, and child support worksheets.
E. No agreement for temporary orders shall be approved without the current financial affidavit of each party, or an affidavit of impossibility, having been filed.

N.H. R. Cir. Ct. Fam. Div. 2.19