458-B:1 Definitions. –
When used in this chapter, unless the specific context indicates otherwise:
I. "Arrearage" means the total amount of unpaid support which has accrued since the effective date of a legal order which stipulates a periodic support amount due, and shall include any amount of unreimbursed assistance accumulated prior to the issuance of the legal order of support.
I-a. "Department" means the department of health and human services.
II. "Dependent child" means any natural or adoptive child who has not reached the age of 18 and is not self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed services.
III. "Disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of any individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amounts required by law to be withheld or required by the employer to be withheld as a condition of employment.
IV. [Repealed.]
V. "Employer" means any person, firm, corporation, or association, or any political subdivision or department of the state or federal government, which employs a person or pays income or any other compensation.
VI. "Legal order of support" means any valid judgment or order for the support of spouses, dependent children, or both, issued by any court or administrative body of the state of New Hampshire or any other state, including an order in a final decree of divorce.
VII. "Obligee" means the person found to be legally entitled to receive child support, spousal support, or combination child and spousal support.
VIII. "Obligor" means the person found to be legally liable for child support, spousal support, or combination child and spousal support.
IX. "Income" means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as income, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, disability plans, and workers' compensation payments.
X. "IV-D services" means the services provided by the state under the state plan for the collection of support and establishment of paternity adopted pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.
XI. "Payable through the department" means that a legal order of support is enforced or administered by the department.
XII. "Lump-sum payment" means any income paid or payable to the obligor as severance pay, accumulated sick pay, vacation pay, bonuses, commissions, or any other similar payments, excluding income paid or payable to the obligor as usual earnings on regular paydays and further excluding reimbursement for employment-related expenses incurred by the obligor.