Rule 2.16 – Financial Affidavits

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, New Hampshire

A. In all cases in which support and/or division of property (temporary, permanent, or otherwise) and/or payment of the guardian ad litem or mediator are in any way involved, each party shall file with the court and with the other party a typewritten or legibly handwritten financial affidavit which contains the information requested on the family division financial affidavit. Such affidavits shall be exchanged with the other party and filed with the court seven (7) days prior to any hearing, unless excused by the Court. If there has been no change in financial circumstances since the filing of the previous affidavit, a party may file an Affidavit of No Change. If, by the time of the hearing, there is any change in financial circumstances, a new financial affidavit must be filed and exchanged as soon as the change is known.
B. Each party shall indicate all sources and amounts of income and expenses, and shall disclose the identification and value of each asset of the party, whether owned individually, jointly, or in any other form. If the exact value of an asset is not known, the party shall disclose its identification and approximate value, indicating that the value is an estimate only. The parties shall be under a continuing order to make full and complete disclosure to each other of the identification and value of all assets of the parties, and any changes to the identification or value of the assets during the pendency of the case. Intentional failure to disclose any asset at the time of the scheduling conference, or at any time thereafter when an asset is discovered, shall be considered a violation of this rule subject to appropriate action by the Court, including the award of that asset to the other party.
C. Financial affidavits filed in divorce, legal separation, annulment, child support, or parenting petition cases shall be confidential to non-parties. Access to such financial affidavits shall be pursuant to Family Division Rule 1.30.

N.H. R. Cir. Ct. Fam. Div. 2.16

Amended Nov.10, 2015., eff. Jan. 1, 2016.