{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-546-b-6","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 546-B:6","heading":"Simultaneous Proceedings.","body":"I. A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:\n(a) The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;\n(b) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or foreign country; and\n(c) If relevant, this state is the home state of the child.\nII. A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or foreign country if:\n(a) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state;\n(b) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state; and\n(c) If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.","path":["Title LV: PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES","Chapter ARTICLE 2: JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/546-B/546-B-6.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:01:43Z","sha256":"a23b631c38c904cfc6a09ddcc441548bf90f7939a8b842926dd5c8fd3977fc5d","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-546-b-5","next":"us-nh/rsa-546-b-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}