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If both parties agree to a change in support, they must complete and file a proposed Uniform Support Order (USO). The USO must be submitted to the court with up-to-date completed and signed Financial Affidavits for both parties, as well as a Child Support Guideline Worksheet and Personal Data Sheet.

A court order may have been made by a judge, or a judge may have approved an agreement made by you and your child's other parent. In either case, if you want to change that order and the other parent does not agree, you will have to file a court action and ask a judge to change the order.

There is no set age at which the court may consider the child's wishes in New Hampshire, as the law recognizes that age does not equal maturity. Essentially, the court can decide to factor in the child's wishes regarding which parent he or she wants to live with as it sees fit.

New Hampshire's child support guidelines provide a formula for determining how much child support an absent parent is required to pay. Generally the amount is 25% of adjusted gross income for one child; 33% for two children; 40% for three children; and 45% for four or more children.

A person is responsible to pay child support until the child reaches the age of 18, graduates high school, marries, or joins the armed services, whichever is later. Child support and alimony are not the same thing and child support cannot be used a substitute for alimony. See New Hampshire's Uniform Support Order form.

If both parties cannot agree to a change in the support order, the party requesting the change must petition the Court by filing a Petition to Change Court Order. The Court will schedule a hearing and both parties should be present, and as above, must provide the court with current Financial Affidavits.