(a) “Family” means:
- (1) Husband;
- (2) Wife;
- (3) Children, either natural, adoptive, or step;
- (4) Mother, either natural, adoptive, or step;
- (5) Father, either natural, adoptive, or step;
- (6) Grandparents, either natural, adoptive, or step;
- (7) Brothers, either natural, adoptive, or step;
- (8) Sisters, either natural, adoptive, or step;
- (9) Aunts;
- (10) Uncles;
- (11) Brother’s spouse;
- (12) Sister’s spouse;
- (13) Legal civil union partners; and
- (14) Grandchildren.
- (b) “Marriage” means pursuant to RSA 457:1-a, namely, “marriage” is the legally recognized union of 2 people. The term also includes “matrimony”.
- (c) “Spouse” means, pursuant to RSA 457:1-a, a party to marriage. The term also includes “bride” and “groom’.
Source. #12891, eff 9-28-19