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Custody

Laws current as of July 17, 2024

What happens to my temporary custody order when the deployed parent returns?

The temporary order must have a transition schedule to help you go back to your original custody and visitation order as soon as possible after the deployed parent returns. This schedule should be made with the child’s best interests in mind.1

Your temporary order must state when the deployment ends and the transition schedule begins. If the deployment is extended, the order will continue until the extended deployment ends. The transition schedule will start after that. The non-deployed parent must inform the court if the deployment is extended.2

When the transition schedule is over, the temporary order will end, and your original order will go back into effect.3

1 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-E:3(III)(a)
2 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-E:3(III)(b)
3 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-E:3(III)(c)

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