New Hampshire
Overview
Guardianship Laws
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 464-A:1 to :47; 464-C:1 to :23; 547-B:1 to :8
Supported Decision-Making
State Legislation
- H.B. 540, Reg. Sess. 2021
- Description: Establishes supported decision making as an alternative to guardianship. Includes SDMA form.
- Status: Engrossed, passed House, in Senate Committee as of 04/07/2021.
- Public Link: [http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=716&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021&txtbillnumber=HB540]
- S.B. 134, Reg. Sess. 2021
- Description: establishes Supported Decision-Making (SDM) as a statutorily-recognized alternative to guardianship for adults with disabilities and their families
- Status: Passed on 08/16/2021
- Link
- https://legiscan.com/NH/bill/SB134/2021
(search completed 09/21/2021)
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Case Law & Court Orders
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State Grant Programs
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Other Resources
- Fact Sheet: “Supported Decision Making for Youth Transitioning to Adulthood,” New Hampshire Family Voices
Link: nhfv.org/resources/nhfv-flyer-supported-decision-making-youth-transitioning-adulthood/ - Video: Disability Rights Center-NH and the Institute on Disability at UNH, Panel Recording
Link: drcnh.org/issue-highlight/supported-decision-making - Article: New Hampshire Magazine, Know your options: Alternatives to guardianship
Link: www.nhmagazine.com/know-your-options-alternatives-to-guardianship/ - Article: New Hampshire Union Leader, Alternatives to guardians for the disabled embraced
Link: www.unionleader.com/news/courts/alternative-to-guardians-for-disabled-embraced/article_220cda73-d9bf-55dc-8568-e766edef327c.html
(search completed 04/12/2021)
Information Last Updated: July 21, 2022