NEW HAMPSHIRE REVISED STATUTE ANNOTATED	TITLE	CHAPTER	DESCRIPTION	KEYWORDS
1	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 5-c:6	The State And Its Government	Vital Records Administration	Requiring the Secretary of State to promote uniformity and efficiency in compiling marriage statistics.	marriage
2	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 5-c:11	The State And Its Government	Vital Records Administration	Establishing a rebuttable presumption that the father of a child born or conceived to a married woman is the woman's husband.	husband
3	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 5-c:12	The State And Its Government	Vital Records Administration	Requiring persons solemnizing marriages to record the facts and transmit the returns to the applicable town clerk.	marriage
4	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 5-c:13	The State And Its Government	Vital Records Administration	Requiring the clerk to alphabetize marriage returns for records administration.	marriage
5	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 5-c:9	The State And Its Government	Vital Records Administration	Providing that a certified copy of a marriage license is prima facie evidence of the marriage in any judicial proceeding.	marriage
6	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 5-c:20	The State And Its Government	Vital Records Administration	Setting the procedure for correcting or amending the marriage record.	marriage
7	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 5-c:21	The State And Its Government	Vital Records Administration	Requiring persons to respond to the registrar's inquiries regarding marriage facts.	marriage
8	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 5-c:22	The State And Its Government	Vital Records Administration	Providing for the issuance of a decorative heirloom marriage certificate upon payment of a $25 fee.	marriage
9	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:27-a	The State And Its Government	Legislative Officers And Proceedings Compensation, Etc.	The surviving wife of a legislator who dies after being sworn in and while in session is qualified to receive the balance of the legislator's compensation.  If there is no wife, payment goes to his estate.	spouse
10	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 15-b:1	The State And Its Government	Gifts, Testimonials, And Honorariums	Exempting gifts from relatives by blood or marriage or a member of the same household from reporting requirements for elected officials.	marriage
11	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21-i:26	The State And Its Government	Department Of Administrative Services: State Employees Group Insurance	Granting state employees and their families, and retired employees and their spouses, access to group insurance.	spouse
12	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21-i:30-a	The State And Its Government	Department Of Administrative Services: State Employees Group Insurance	Granting the surviving spouse and dependent children of a state employee who died in the line of duty premiums for a health benefit (in the case of a wife, until she remarries; in the case of a child, until/unless he/she qualifies under another employer plan).	spouse
13	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21-i:30-d	The State And Its Government	Department Of Administrative Services: State Employees Group Insurance	Requiring the State Commissioner to implement a self-insured health plan with coverage for employees' families and retired employees' spouses.	spouse
14	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21-i:42	The State And Its Government	Department Of Administrative Services: Personnel	Establishing the Division of Personnel and imposing upon the director the responsibility to develop a program to ensure the employment of all qualified people, regardless of marital status, among other factors.	marriage, marital status
15	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21-i:58	The State And Its Government	Department Of Adminisitrative Services: Classified Employees	Providing for reinstatement if an appeal from an employee concludes that adverse action was taken for any reason related to marital status, among other factors.	marriage, marital status
16	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 30-b:19	Counties	County Departments Of Corrections: Employment Of Offenders	Granting the court discretion to consider the right of a prisoner's spouse and dependent children to support where the wages/salaries of a prisoner have been confiscated by the state to offset the cost of institutionalization.	spouse
17	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 72:1	Taxation	Persons And Property Liable To Taxation: Resident Taxes	Granting a tax credit to the surviving spouse of any veteran serving in the armed forces during any wars. Credit deducted from his/her spouse's tax bill.	spouse
18	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 72:5	Taxation	Persons And Property Liable To Taxation: Resident Taxes	Imposing upon a husband the resident tax obligation of his wife, if they live together	husband, wife
19	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 72:29	Taxation	Persons And Property Liable To Taxation: Property Taxes	Defining "surviving spouse" for purposes of a tax credit worth up to $700 for the surviving spouse of a person killed/died while on active duty in the U.S. armed forces (72-29a).	husband, wife
20	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 72:29-a	Taxation	Persons And Property Liable To Taxation: Property Taxes	Establishing a tax credit worth up to $700 for the surviving spouse of a person killed/died while on active duty in the U.S. armed forces.	spouse
21	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 72:31	Taxation	Persons And Property Liable To Taxation: Property Taxes	Allowing both a husband and a wife a veteran tax credit (of between $50 and $100) if each qualify for a tax credit upon residential real estate (as provided under 72:28, ii and v).	husband, wife
22	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 72:36-a	Taxation	Persons And Property Liable To Taxation: Property Taxes	Granting a disabled veteran and his/her spouse 100% exemption from taxation on the homestead.	spouse
23	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 72:37-b	Taxation	Persons And Property Liable To Taxation: Property Taxes	Providing that eligibility for a tax exemption based upon the receipt of Social Security disability benefits (under Title II or XVI of the Social Security Act) turn upon net income from all sources, including spousal income.	married, spouse
24	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 72:38-b	Taxations	Persons And Property Liable To Taxation: Property Taxes	Provides a property tax exemption of up to $15,000 for deaf or hearing-impaired persons living in-state for at least 5 years.  If the eligible person has been married for 5 years, the exemption is available even if his/her home is owned by his/her spouse, so long as it's the principle place of abode.	married, spouse
25	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 72:39-b	Taxation	Persons And Property Liable To Taxation: Property Taxes	Providing that eligibility for an elderly tax exemption under § 72:27-a turn upon net asset amount for married persons and that eligibility continue for surviving spouses until the sale of the property or remarriage.	married, spouse
26	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 72:40-a	Taxation	Persons And Property Liable To Taxation: Property Taxes	Denying the elderly tax exemption if the property was transferred to a qualified elderly resident within the preceding 5 years from someone related by blood or marriage.	marriage
27	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 76:11-a	Taxation	Apportionment, Assessment And Abatement Of Taxes: Assessment	Requiring that the tax bill inform veteran spouses, among others, of the tax exemptions available.	spouse
28	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 77:5-a	Taxation	Taxation Of Incomes	77:5 provides a tax exemption for individuals or marital couples.  77:5-a allows a taxpayer to claim his/her spouse's exemption so long as both husband and wife file a joint return.	married, spouse
29	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 77-b:7	Taxation	Commuters Income Tax Returns	Allowing a husband and wife to file a single joint return if they are filing jointly on the federal level as well.	husband, wife
30	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 78-b:2	Taxation	Tax On Transfer Of Real Property	Exempting transfers of title to real property from tax if the transfer arises from a decree of divorce or nullity.	spouse
31	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 88-a:5	Taxation	Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act	Exempting from apportionment of taxes - arising from probate of estate - property passing to a surviving spouse or a charitable institution, except where the application of such exemption would deprive the estate of a deduction from federal taxes for the state estate tax.	spouse
32	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 99:9	Public Officers and Employees	Adjustment Of Salaries Of State Employees	Extending short-term medical benefits to state employees who were laid off and are not otherwise eligible for benefits through retirement, a spouse, or other employment.	spouse
33	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 100-a:1	Public Officers and Employees	New Hampshire Retirement System	Defining "spousal acknowledgment" under the public retirement system for various retirement/disability payouts.	spouse
34	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 100-a:5	Public Officers and Employees	New Hampshire Retirement System	Granting the surviving spouse of an employee (who is more than 45 years old with more than 20 years of service) a proportional share of the employee's annual service retirement allowance if the Group II member has elected to convert his/her optional allowance for his/her spouse under § 100-a:13.	spouse
35	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 100-a:8	Public Officers and Employees	New Hampshire Retirement System	(1) For surviving spouses of Group I employees killed on the job by an accident: spouse (then minor children, then dependent parents) receives a state annuity equal to 50% of the final compensation; (2) For surviving spouses of Group II employees killed by an accident or occupational hazard: spouse may receive a state annuity (50% of the earnable compensation); (3) Worker's compensation payments offset annuities unless the worker was killed from injuries in the line of duty.	spouse
36	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 100-a:9	Public Officers and Employees	New Hampshire Retirement System	Surviving spouses of Group I or II employees in service are entitled to a death benefit: (1) In the case of 10 or more years of service or retirement eligibility, the spouse receives 50% of the retirement allowance (or the option of a lump sum payment). If there is no spouse, or if there is a non-spousal designated beneficiary, he/she receives $3,600 or annual earnable compensation and a return of contributions; (2) In the case of less than 10 years of service, the spouse or designated beneficiary receives $3,600 or annual earnable compensation and a return of member contributions.	spouse
37	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 100-a:12	Public Officers and Employees	New Hampshire Retirement System	(I) For Group II retiree who retired before 4/1/87: if the retiree dies, the retiree's designee gets $3,600 lump-sum payment plus a return of contributions under § 100A-11. But if the retiree received accidental disability retirement allowance, his/her surviving spouse gets (in lieu of lump sum) 50% of his/her accidental disability retirement allowance until death or remarriage; (I.(a)) In addition, for certain Group II retirees (those who retired pursuant to § 100-A:5II with 20 years of service or those who retired pursuant to § 100-A:6IIa before 4/1/87): if the retiree dies, his/her surviving spouse gets 50% of service or ordinary disability allowance until death or remarriage; (II.) For Group II retirees retiring on or after 4/1/87: if the retiree dies: (1) the retiree's designee gets $3,600 lump payment (or $10,000 if the retiree is a member of Group II as of 6/30/88) plus a return of contributions under § 100A-11; and (2) if the retiree was married when he/she retired, the surviving spouse gets 50% of service or ordinary disability allowance until death or remarriage.	married, spouse
38	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 100-a:13	Public Officers and Employees	New Hampshire Retirement System	Granting a retiree the option of receiving a retirement allowance or the equivalent actuarial value under various options that would allow his/her spouse to continue to receive a pension after the retiree's death.	married, spouse
39	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 100-a:50	Public Officers and Employees	New Hampshire Retirement System	Granting retirees the same group medical health benefits as are provided to active employees, including their spouses, other family members and beneficiaries.	spouse
40	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 100-a:52	Public Officers and Employees	New Hampshire Retirement System	Paying within defined limits the cost of hospitalization and other medical benefits for Group II retirees and, among others: (1) the spouse of a Group II member on service disability retirement; (2) the surviving spouse of a Group II member, previously on-plan and qualified for death benefits; and (3) the surviving spouse and children of a Group II member who died from work related injuries.	spouse
41	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 100-a:52-a	Public Officers and Employees	New Hampshire Retirement System	Paying within defined limits the cost of hospitalization and other medical benefits of Group I Teachers and Political Subdivision Employees and: (1) spouses of qualified retirees; (2) surviving spouses of deceased members, previously on-plan and qualified for death benefits; (3) surviving spouses and children of Group I members who died from work related injuries.	spouse
42	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 100-a:52-b	Public Officers and Employees	New Hampshire Retirement System	Same as 52-a except applicable to Group I members.	spouse
43	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 100-b:13	Public Officers and Employees	New Hampshire Length Of Service Awards Program For Volunteer Firefighters And Volunteer Emergency Medical Personnel	Payments due to minors or incompetent persons may be made to the member's spouse, child, parent, brother or sister, or to any person deemed by the committee to have incurred expenses for such minor or incompetent person, unless a proper claim is made by legal guardian/representative.	spouse
44	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 102:16	Public Officers and Employees	Firemen's Retirement System	Granting retiring firefighters the right to elect optional retirement benefits: (1) permitting the retiree to receive reduced benefits during his lifetime and, after death, continued benefits for his legal wife (if none, then for his dependent son and/or daughter); or (2) permitting the retiree to receive reduced benefits during his lifetime and, after death, 50% of benefit continued for a designated beneficiary.	wife
45	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 102:17	Public Officers and Employees	Firemen's Retirement System	Where a firefighter dies as a result of injury on the job, his statutory beneficiaries (wife, then minors, then dependent parents) receive the sum otherwise payable to the firefighter for disability (2/3 of his annual salary).  In the case of a wife, payments continue until her death or remarriage.	wife
46	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 103:15	Public Officers and Employees	Policemen's Retirement System	(1) Where a policeman dies from an injury in the line of duty, his statutory beneficiaries (in descending order, wife, minor children, dependent parents) receive 50% of the assessed part of his annual salary -- in the case of a wife, payments continue until her death (unless she is a minor) or remarriage. (2) The widow of a policeman who dies NOT in the line of duty receives a lump-sum payment of $3,600 (if there is no widow, then his children receive the payment).	wife
47	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 110-b:64	Public Defense And Veterans' Affairs	The Militia: General Provisions	Setting forth the form for notarizations or acknowledgments for national guard members or their spouses.	spouse
48	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 115-a:2	Public Defense And Veterans' Affairs	Aid For Veterans' Programs	Defining "spouse" for purposes of chapter 115-a (Aid for Veterans' Programs).	husband, wife
49	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 115-a:6	Public Defense And Veterans' Affairs	Aid For Veterans' Programs	A bonus payment for Vietnam War veterans in cases of incompetence or death is payable to a legally appointed representative.  If a veteran dies before the payment is made, it is payable to, in descending order, the veteran's surviving spouse, children, parents.	spouse
50	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 115-a:12	Public Defense And Veterans' Affairs	Aid For Veterans' Programs	Seemingly identical to 115-a § 6 but due Persian Gulf War veterans.	spouse
51	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117:1	Public Defense And Veterans' Affairs	Servicemen's Loans To Minors	For purposes of servicemen loans offered by Congress, an eligible veteran and his/her spouse are unaffected by status/disability of minority where loans are guaranteed or offered by the Government.	spouse
52	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 125:25-a	Public Health	General Provisions: Disclosure Of Ownership Interests By Healthcare Practitioners	For purposes of the healthcare ownership reporting statute, "ownership interest" is defined to include interests held by the practitioner or his/her spouse or child.	spouse
53	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 126-a:36	Public Health	Department Of Health And Human Services: Office Of Reimbursements	Providing that the state may pursue, and hold jointly or severally liable, the resident and his/her spouse (or, if applicable, his/her parents) to recover expenses incurred by the institutionalized person.	spouse
54	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 126-a:37	Public Health	Department Of Health And Human Services: Office Of Reimbursements	Providing that the state may pursue, and hold jointly or severally liable, the estate of the resident, his/her spouse or parents, if applicable, if the estate is more than sufficient to pay priorities in § 554:19.	spouse
55	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 126-a:43	Public Health	Department Of Health And Human Services: Office Of Reimbursements	Capping spousal liability duty to support/pay the expenses of an institutionalized spouse after the spouse has been a resident for 10 years.	spouse
56	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 132:2	Public Health	Protection For Maternity And Infancy	Imposing upon the Commissioner of Health and Human Services the responsibility to prepare and distribute fetal alchohol syndrome brochures to applicants for marriage licenses.	marriage
57	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 135-c:36	Public Health	New Hampshire Mental Health Services System: Nonemergency Involuntary Admissions	A petition for involuntary admission, accompanied by a guardianship request, must include the names and addresses of spouses, parents, children, and siblings.	spouse
58	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 137-h:4	Public Health	Living Wills	Disqualifying spouses, heirs-at-law, health care practitioners, and any person who may have a claim against the estate from witnessing the execution of a living will.	spouse
59	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 137-h:7	Public Health	Living Wills	Disqualifying a spouse or heir-at-law from being a witness for purposes of revoking a living will.	spouse
60	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 137-j:5	Public Health	Durable Power Of Attorney For Health Care	Disqualifying a spouse, heir, or any person entitled to part of the estate from witnessing the execution of a durable power of attorney.	spouse
61	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 137-j:6	Public Health	Durable Power Of Attorney For Health Care	Providing that the filing of an action for divorce will cause the revocation of the principal's durable power of attorney for healthcare if his/her spouse is a designated agent unless: (1) a secondary agent is designated; or (2)  durable power of attorney is reaffirmed after filing.	spouse
62	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 137-j:14	Public Health	Durable Power Of Attorney For Health Care	Setting forth the form of the disclosure statement that must accompany a durable power of attorney for healthcare; specifically noting that a spouse cannot be a witness.	spouse
63	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 137-k:2	Public Health	Brain And Spinal Cord Injuries	Qualifying the spouse of a victim of a brain or spinal cord injury for eligibility for selection by the governor onto an advisory council for persons with such injuries.	spouse
64	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 141-f:3	Public Health	Human Immunodeficiency Virus Education, Prevention, And Control	Imposing on the Department of Public Health the responsibility to prepare and distribute HIV brochures to marriage license applicants.	marriage
65	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 151:2	Hospitals And Sanitaria	Residential Care And Health Facility Licensing	Exempting medical facilities (including home care and adult day care) from licensing requirements if facilities are maintained and operated for the sole benefit of persons related to their owners or managers by blood or marriage, within the third degree of consanguinity.	marriage
66	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 151:21	Hospitals And Sanitaria	Residential Care And Health Facility Licensing: Patients' Bill Of Rights	Residents of medical care facilities (including hospitals, longterm care facilities, and nursing homes) have the right to share a room with a spouse if both are patients in the same facility.	married, spouse
67	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 151 : 26	Hospitals And Sanitaria	Residential Care And Health Facility Licensing: Patients' Bill Of Rights	Requiring that a person involuntarily transferred from residential care or a health facility receive a written notice of transfer and that the person's next of kin, among others (including the person's personal representative and/or legal guardian), receive such notice.	next of kin
68	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 151-c:2	Hospitals And Sanitaria	Certificate Of Need: Review Of Proposed New Instutitional Health Services	Defining "Provider of Healthcare" to include: (1) healthcare practitioners who receive more than 1/5 gross annual income from the supply of drugs or care, whether directly or through his/her spouse; (2) immediate family members of practitioners or fiduciaries.	spouse
69	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 154:29	Public Safety And Welfare	Firewards, Firefighters, And Fire Hazards Aid Outside District	Facilitating compensation for shared services. Providing that cities, towns and villages that received assistance from a firefighter from other city, town or village can reimburse the firefighter's true employer for disability compensation paid or payments for injuries or death paid to the member, his/her spouse or dependents, arising from extended assistance.	spouse
70	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 161-b:2	Public Safety And Welfare	Support Of Dependent Children	Excluding married persons from the definition of "child" for purposes of the child support statute.	married
71	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 161-b:11	Public Safety And Welfare	Support Of Dependent Children	Requiring the disclosure of an applicant's Social Security number for a marriage license, among other licenses, to help establish or enforce child support.	marriage
72	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 161-c:2	Public Safety And Welfare	Alternative Method Of Support Enforcement For Dependent Children: General Provisions	Excluding a married person from the definition of "dependent child" for purposes of support obligations under the enforcement statute.	married
73	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 161-f:48	Public Safety And Welfare	Elderly And Adult Services: Protective Services	Abrogating husband and wife privileged communication for any proceedings initiated under the elder protective services statute.	husband, wife
74	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 161-h:1	Public Safety And Welfare	Medical Child Support	Excluding a married person from the definition of "dependent child" for purposes of the medical child support statute.	married
75	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 161-i:2	Public Safety And Welfare	Personal Care Services	Defining a spouse or parent of a minor to be a "legally responsible relative" of a person requiring personal care assistance from the state.	spouse
76	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 162-a:4	Public Safety And Welfare	Business Finance Authority	Prohibiting the Director of Business Finance Authority from participating in any matter in which he/she has a financial interest, whether directly or through a spouse or dependent.	spouse
77	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 165:5	Public Safety And Welfare	Aid To Assisted Persons: Veterans' Relief	Providing that the dependent family of a war veteran is eligible for public assistance along with the veteran if the family is in need.	wife, widow
78	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 165:19	Public Safety And Welfare	Aid To Assisted Persons: Liability For Support, And Recovery Over	Imposing an obligation to care for a poor relative (in the line of parent, child, spouse) upon penalty of imprisonment.	husband, wife
79	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 165:28	Public Safety And Welfare	Aid To Assisted Persons: Liability For Support, And Recovery Over	Preventing the enforcement of any lien obtained on the home of an assisted person if the home is occupied by the assisted person, his/her spouse, minor children or disabled children.	spouse
80	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 167:2	Public Safety And Welfare	Public Assistance To Blind, Aged, Or Disabled Persons, And To Dependent Children	Allowing the state to collect a benefit provided under the statute of public assistance (to blind, aged, disabled, or dependent people) from the parent, child, or spouse of the beneficiary by bringing a superior court action.  Imposing joint and several liability on relatives for the state's assistance payments.	husband, wife
81	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 167:3	Public Safety And Welfare	Public Assistance To Blind, Aged, Or Disabled Persons, And To Dependent Children	Granting the Health and Human Services Commissioner the ability to request and obtain enforcement over the contribution for public assistance provided to the beneficiary from his/her parent, child, or spouse.	husband, wife
82	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 167:6	Public Safety And Welfare	Public Assistance To Blind, Aged, Or Disabled Persons, And To Dependent Children	Defining "spouse" and "surviving spouse" for purposes of public assistance to those legally married (where no legal separation has been granted by the court).	marriage, married, spouse
83	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 167:13	Public Safety And Welfare	Public Assistance To Blind, Aged, Or Disabled Persons, And To Dependent Children	Allowing the state the right to recover assistance paid to an elder from the property or income of his/her spouse unless the property is occupied by the surviving spouse; and preventing the state from recovering from the community spouse if the institutionalized spouse becomes eligible for medical assistance benefits.	husband, wife
84	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 167:14	Public Safety And Welfare	Public Assistance To Blind, Aged, Or Disabled Persons, And To Dependent Children	Allowing the state to put a lien on real property owned by a beneficiary of aid to the elderly/disabled and/or his/her spouse and requiring that the lien continue for the life of the beneficiary and his/her spouse.	spouse
85	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 167:16-a	Public Safety And Welfare	Public Assistance To Blind, Aged, Or Disabled Persons, And To Dependent Children	Imposing limitations on liens placed on real property to recover public assistance expenditure; prohibiting the enforcement of a lien on property held by an individual if his/her spouse currently resides in the home.	spouse
86	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 167:28	Public Safety And Welfare	Public Assistance To Blind, Aged, Or Disabled Persons, And To Dependent Children	Requiring that the recipient and his/her spouse sign an acknowledgment to reimburse the state/federal government for aged/disability assistance as a condition of participation.	spouse
87	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 167:78	Public Safety And Welfare	Public Assistance To Blind, Aged, Or Disabled Persons, And To Dependent Children	Including in-laws by marriage (e.g. spouses of relatives) in definitions of "specified relative" for purposes of the public assistance statute, if they provide care and control to a dependent child.	marriage
88	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 167:79	Public Safety And Welfare	Public Assistance To Blind, Aged, Or Disabled Persons, And To Dependent Children: New Hampshire Employment Program And Family Assistance Program	Providing that the spouse of a caretaker relative is not eligible for an employment program.	spouse
89	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 167-b:1	Public Safety And Welfare	Marriage Counseling Referral Service	Imposing the obligation of marriage counseling for persons filing petition for divorce or legal separation.	marriage
90	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 167-b:2	Public Safety And Welfare	Marriage Counseling Referral Service	Providing voluntary access to marriage counseling through a family service agency or Health and Human Services.	marriage
91	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 168-a:1	Public Safety And Welfare	Uniform Act On Paternity	Concluding that a child born to a married woman by a man other than her husband is equal to a child born of unwed parents.	husband
92	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 168-b:1	Public Safety And Welfare	Surrogacy	For purposes of the surrogacy statute, the definition of "intended parents" requires the man and woman to be married.	married
93	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 168-b:3	Public Safety And Welfare	Surrogacy: Rules Of Parentage	Presuming the husband to be the father of a child born to a wife during marriage or within 300 days after the termination of the marriage; the man is also deemed the father if he accepts the child after the marriage, or if the marriage is void, voidable or invalid.	marriage
94	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 168-b:4	Public Safety And Welfare	Surrogacy: Rules Of Parentage	Allowing the husband of a surrogate the opportunity to have parental rights, if appropriate, under 168-b:16-27.	husband
95	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 168-b:9	Public Safety And Welfare	Surrogacy: Obligations To And Rights Of The Child	Granting the husband of a surrogate the right to be a parent if the surrogate gives notice of her intent to keep the child pursuant to 168-b: 25, IV.	husband
96	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 168-b:13	Public Safety And Welfare	Surrogacy: In Vitro Fertilization And Preembryo Transfer	Considering the rights and understanding of the husband of a surrogate before the woman is eligible to be a surrogate.	husband
97	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 168-b:21	Public Safety And Welfare	Surrogacy: Judicial Preauthorization	Requiring evidence of the intended parents' marriage as a condition of surrogacy contract enforcement.	marriage
98	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 168-b:23	Public Safety And Welfare	Surrogacy: Judicial Preauthorization	Providing that approval of the surrogacy contract terminates the parental rights of the surrogate's husband unless the surrogate provides notice within 72 hours.	husband
99	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 168-b:25	Public Safety And Welfare	Surrogacy: Judicial Preauthorization	The husband of a surrogate is required to consent: (1) to a termination of rights; or (2) if the surrogate exercises her 72 hour notice rights, to acceptance of support obligations.	husband
100	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 168-b:26	Public Safety And Welfare	Surrogacy: Judicial Preauthorization	Providing that the birth certificate should not be produced until 72 hours after birth in case the surrogate gives notice entitling her and her husband to be parents.	husband
101	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-b:35-a	Public Safety And Welfare	Delinquent Children	Defining "immediate family" for purposes of access to information by victims of violent crime as spouses and persons related by blood or marriage and living in the same household as the victim.	marriage
102	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-c:3	Public Safety And Welfare	Child Protection Act	Granting guardians the authority to consent to a child's marriage, among other rights.	marriage
103	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-c:32	Public Safety And Welfare	Child Protection Act Reporting Law	Abrogating the husband and wife communication privilege in a proceeding instituted under the child protection act.	husband, wife
104	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-b:4	Public Safety And Welfare	Adoption	Granting the right to adopt to a husband and wife and second-parent adoption to marital couples.	married, spouse
105	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-b:5	Public Safety And Welfare	Adoption	Requiring the consent of the spouse of the adult/minor being adopted.	spouse
106	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-b:12	Public Safety And Welfare	Adoption	Requiring the disclosure of marital status and date and place of marriage, if any, on a petition for adoption.	marriage, marital status
107	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-b:14	Public Safety And Welfare	Adoption	Waiving adoption investigation where the petitioner's spouse is the natural parent.	spouse
108	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-b:15	Public Safety And Welfare	Adoption	Granting the petitioner and his/her spouse the right to final decree after a hearing if either is the natural parent.	spouse
109	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-b:20	Public Safety And Welfare	Adoption	Allowing second-parent adoption to marital couples in step-parent situtations.	married, spouse
110	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-c:2	Public Safety And Welfare	Termination Of Parental Rights	Acknowledging that guardians (under the statute for termination of parental rights) have the authority to consent to a minor's marriage, among other rights.	marriage
111	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-e:2	Public Safety And Welfare	Child Day Care, Residential Care, And Child-Placing Agencies: Child Day Care Licensing	Defining "related" to include relationships by blood, marriage or adoption to specified degrees.	marriage
112	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-e:25	Public Safety And Welfare	Child Day Care, Residential Care, And Child-Placing Agencies: Residential Care And Child-Placing Agency Licensing	Defining "related" to include relationships by blood, marriage or adoption to specified degrees.	marriage
113	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 172-b:3	Public Safety And Welfare	Alcoholism And Alcohol Abuse	Providing that the family or next of kin of an intoxicated person lodged in jail shall receive notice unless the intoxicated person requests otherwise.	next of kin
114	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 173-b:1	Public Safety And Welfare	Protection Of Persons From Domestic Violence	Including spouses and ex-spouses in the definition of "family or household member" for the domestic violence statute.  The definition also includes persons cohabitating with one another.	spouse
115	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 173-b:3	Public Safety And Welfare	Protection Of Persons From Domestic Violence	Providing that a minor can obtain protective orders against present or former intimate partners or a spouse.	spouse
116	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 173-c:3	Public Safety And Welfare	Confidential Communications Between Victims And Counselors	Granting the right to waive the victim-counselor privilege to a minor who is married or emancipated.	married
117	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 173-c:10	Public Safety And Welfare	Confidential Communications Between Victims And Counselors	Providing that counselors have an obligation to report child abuse in all cases except where a minor is seeking relief from abuse by a spouse, former spouse or intimate, unrelated partners.	spouse
118	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 193:12	Education	Pupils School Attendance	Allowing a married person to have a domicile independent of his/her spouse for purposes of pupil residency.	married, spouse
119	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 195-d:15	Education	New Hampshire Health And Education Facilities Authority	Providing a tax exemption for projects providing housing by educational facilities for married students, staff or employees.	married
120	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 203:10	Housing And Redevelopment	Housing Authorities Law	Calculating the annual net income for rental eligibility by reference to the annual net income of the dwelling occupants (less a $100 exemption for each minor of the family other than the head of the family and his spouse).	spouse
121	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 205-a:1	Housing And Redevelopment	Regulation Of Manufactured Housing Parks	Including spouse in the definition of "family member."	spouse
122	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 227-c:8-e	Public Recreation	Historic Preservation: Preservation Of State Historic Resources	If the next of kin of skeletal remains is identified, the next of kin has the right to participate in preparing an agreement regarding the disposition of the remains; and if no agreement is reached, the next of kin's wishes predominate.	next of kin
123	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 227-c:8-f	Public Recreation	Historic Preservation: Preservation Of State Historic Resources	Evidencing that the agreement for the disposition of the remains with the next of kin needs to be enforced by an archeologist or the next of kin if the skeletal analyst is not substantially meeting the terms of agreement.	next of kin
124	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 227-c:8-g	Public Recreation	Historic Preservation: Preservation Of State Historic Resources	In the context of unmarked graves or an excavated burial site, the next of kin has the authority to dictate the ultimate disposition of the remains if the remains are not Native American.	next of kin
125	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 259:61	Motor Vehicles	Words And Phrases Defined	Extending automatic motor vehicle indemnity protection to the spouse of an insured person if he/she lives in the same household and there is no other insurance available.	spouse
126	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 259:66-a	Motor Vehicles	Words And Phrases Defined	Defining "next of kin" for the motor vehicle statute as a spouse, child, parent, stepparent, sibling, or legal guardian of the individual.	next of kin
127	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 261:17	Motor Vehicles	Certificates Of Title And Registration Of Vehicles: Certificate Of Title	A vehicle owned by a married person is presumed to be jointly held with the right of survivorship; the surviving spouse can sell the vehicle without obtaining a new certificate of title.	married, spouse
128	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 261:20	Motor Vehicles	Certificates Of Title And Registration Of Vehicles: Certificate Of Title	Waiving the fee for the first title to a motor vehicle passed to a surviving spouse by the rights of survivorship so long as the vehicle is in the surviving spouse's name only and the application is made within 13 months of the decedent's death.	spouse
129	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 261:45-a	Motor Vehicles	Certificates Of Title And Registration Of Vehicles: Reciprocity For Nonresidents	Allowing the spouse of a former New Hampshire resident in the armed services to register a vehicle as a New Hampshire resident even if the service member is stationed elsewhere.	spouse
130	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 261:53	Motor Vehicles	Certificates Of Title And Registration Of Vehicles: General Registration	Exempting a married person under 18 years of age from the requirement of having his/her motor vehicle application signed by a parent or guardian (or responsible adult).	marriage
131	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 261:55	Motor Vehicles	Certificates Of Title And Registration Of Vehicles: General Registration	Stating the obligation of a marriage partner to notify the Division of Motor Vehicles within 10 days of a name change by marriage.	marriage
132	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 261:91	Motor Vehicles	Certificates Of Title And Registration Of Vehicles: Number Plates	Allowing special plates to be affixed to cars owned by members of the general court or a member's spouse.	spouse
133	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 261:95	Motor Vehicles	Certificates Of Title And Registration Of Vehicles: Number Plates	Allowing the owner or his/her surviving spouse to return number plates that have never been used in exchange for a return of the registration fee if the return takes place within 90 days of the purchase.	spouse
134	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 263:5-b	Motor Vehicles	Drivers' Licenses: Issuance Of Licenses	Allowing the spouse of a New Hampshire resident serving abroad/away in t