New Hampshire
For New Hampshire, statute is 167:2; who owes the duty is a father, mother, husband, or wife, who are declared jointly and severally liable for such assistance; condition on the parent is Assistance rendered under this chapter or RSA 161 to anyone having a father, mother, husband or wife, whose weekly income or other resources are more than sufficient to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health; ability-to-pay qualifier is whose weekly income or other resources are more than sufficient to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health; civil or criminal is civil, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- New Hampshire our reading
- Statute
- 167:2 verified
- Who owes the duty
- a father, mother, husband, or wife, who are declared jointly and severally liable for such assistance verified
- Condition on the parent
- Assistance rendered under this chapter or RSA 161 to anyone having a father, mother, husband or wife, whose weekly income or other resources are more than sufficient to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health verified
- Ability-to-pay qualifier
- whose weekly income or other resources are more than sufficient to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health verified
- Civil or criminal
- civil our reading
- Who may bring the action
- Such action shall be brought by the attorney general or the county attorney for the county in which any such relative resides when so requested by the commissioner of health and human services. verified
- Defences in the statute
- A parent shall be liable under this section only for assistance provided to a child under the age of 18, or for as long as the department of health and human services has the authority to recover support under Title IV of the Social Security Act. verified
- Limited to public assistance cases
- public assistance only our reading
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What the source says
167:2 Liability for Support; Recovery. – Assistance rendered under this chapter or RSA 161 to anyone having a father, mother, husband or wife, whose weekly income or other resources are more than sufficient to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health, may be recovered in an appropriate proceeding in the superior court brought by the commissioner of health and human services, in the name of the state, from either a father, mother, husband, or wife, who are declared jointly and severally liable for such assistance.
— gencourt.state.nh.us, retrieved 2026-08-31
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Who owes the duty, Condition on the parent, Ability-to-pay qualifier, Civil or criminal and Limited to public assistance cases
167:2 Liability for Support; Recovery. – Assistance rendered under this chapter or RSA 161 to anyone having a father, mother, husband or wife, whose weekly income or other resources are more than sufficient to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health, may be recovered in an appropriate proceeding in the superior court brought by the commissioner of health and human services, in the name of the state, from either a father, mother, husband, or wife, who are declared jointly and severally liable for such assistance.
Who may bring the action
Such action shall be brought by the attorney general or the county attorney for the county in which any such relative resides when so requested by the commissioner of health and human services.
Defences in the statute
A parent shall be liable under this section only for assistance provided to a child under the age of 18, or for as long as the department of health and human services has the authority to recover support under Title IV of the Social Security Act.
— all from gencourt.state.nh.us, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- gencourt.state.nh.ushttps://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XII/167/167-2.htm