UAGPPJA Is the Exclusive Basis for Adult Guardianship Jurisdiction in New Hampshire; “Home State” Is Determined by Physical Presence and a Respondent’s Objection Defeats Significant‑Connection...
Stipulated Relocation Timelines Do Not Terminate UCCJEA Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction Absent RSA 458-A:13 Findings Introduction In the Matter of Taylor Coyne and Ashley Blanchfield (N.H. Sup....
Statutory Right of Way Does Not Justify a Directed Verdict in Negligence: Commentary on Sheila Jenot v. Lyman Jenot, Jr. & a. (N.H. 2025) 1. Introduction This New Hampshire Supreme Court order in...
Sending Districts Must Pay Tuition to Out‑of‑District Open Enrollment Schools Even Without Local Program Adoption (RSA 194‑D) Introduction In Appeal of Pittsfield School District, 2025 N.H. 46 (Oct....
Ball v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester: RSA 508:4-g Cannot Revive Pre-2020 Time-Barred Sexual-Assault Claims; Police-Power Balancing Limited to Contract-Impairment; Vested Limitations Defense...
No Unequal Bargaining Power Required: N.H. Supreme Court Affirms Constructive Trust and Applies Discovery Rule to Latent Ownership Claims in Family Business Introduction In Michael L. McLaughlin v....
Judkins Clarifies: Testimony About the Absence of a DMV Decertification Request Is Not Hearsay, and Lesser-Included OAS Instructions Require an Independent Evidentiary Basis Introduction In State of...
Charging Official Cannot Preside: Recusal Required for Agency Head Who Signed Revocation; Certiorari Is the Proper Review Path Introduction In Petition of Dean, 2025 N.H 44, the New Hampshire Supreme...
Independent Source Doctrine Purges Taint of Unlawful Cell-Phone Seizure: State v. Rodriguez, 2025 N.H. 43 Introduction In State v. Rodriguez, 2025 N.H. 43, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire affirmed...
No Written Findings Needed When Denying Child-Support Deviation; Extracurricular Costs Are Included in Guideline Support Commentary on In the Matter of Clara Carr and Ryan Carr, Supreme Court of New...
New Hampshire Narrows Crime-Fraud Exception to Intended Fraud and Confirms Common-Interest Privilege Requires Pending Litigation Introduction In Atl. Anesthesia, P.A. v. Lehrer, 2025 N.H. 42, the...
Time-of-Service Knowledge, Not Post-Event Intoxication, Governs Overservice Liability Under RSA 179:5, I Introduction In Appeal of Tower Hill Tavern, LLC, 2025 N.H. 41, the New Hampshire Supreme...
Purposely Failing to Stop Is Independently Chargeable Under RSA 265:4, I(c): No Proof of Willful Eluding Required Introduction In State of New Hampshire v. Donald Thompson (No. 2024-0519), decided by...
Police Non-Charging Is Not Dispositive; Pattern Evidence Permissible to Prove a “Credible Present Threat” Under RSA 173-B — Commentary on S.L. v. S.B. (N.H. Sept. 12, 2025) Introduction In S.L. v....
Separate and Distinct: N.H. Supreme Court Clarifies that Dependents’ Workers’ Comp Death-Benefit Claims Are Independent Under RSA 281-A:26; RSA 281-A:42-d Clock Runs from Denial of the Dependent’s...
ADA Noncompliance Is Not a Defense to Termination of Parental Rights in New Hampshire Commentary on In re K.O., 2025 N.H. 39 (N.H. Sept. 4, 2025) Introduction In In re K.O., 2025 N.H. 39, the New...
"Justice Requires" Can Extend Alimony Beyond the 50% Duration Guideline: Caregiving-Based Economic Injury and Property Division as Special Circumstances in New Hampshire Introduction In the Matter of...
Rule 15(b) Suppression Deadline Tied to the Sole Dispositional Conference—Later Status/Scheduling Orders Do Not Restart the Clock Introduction In State of New Hampshire v. John Santiago (No....
Unaccepted Street Dedications Create Present Public Travel Easements That Control the RSA 231:8 “Occasion” Analysis Introduction In Taylor Community v. City of Laconia, 2025 N.H. 38, the Supreme...
Dynamic IP Circumstantial Evidence Can Sustain Criminal Contempt; Date and Time Are Not Elements of Contempt or Probation Violations in New Hampshire Introduction In State of New Hampshire v. Ian...