New Hampshire, court records
Search non-confidential, electronically filed New Hampshire Circuit and Superior Court cases in LUCIE, the Judicial Branch case portal. Federal cases are in PACER.
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Home of the New Hampshire Judicial Branch: eFiling, interpreters, domestic violence and stalking petitions, and help for people going to court.
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U.S. District Court for New Hampshire: civil case files since June 1, 2004 and criminal case files since January 1, 2005 are kept electronically.
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Look Up Case Information Electronically: public Circuit Court civil, small claims and estate cases and Superior Court civil and criminal cases, after creating an account.
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Nationwide index of federal district, bankruptcy and appeals court cases, searched by party name or case number. Needs a PACER account; $0.10 per page.
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Find the federal district, bankruptcy and appeals courts that serve any location, or look up a federal court by name.
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New Hampshire divorces are heard in the Family Division of the Circuit Court under RSA 490-D:2, and the family division clerk's office where the petition was filed keeps the file. Hearings are open under Rule 1.4 and the file is public, except that every financial affidavit filed under RSA chapter 458 is confidential by RSA 458:15-b, I-a and Family Division Rule 2.16, accessible only to the parties, their attorneys, the guardian ad litem, child support staff, persons specified in RSA 161-B:7, III and state and federal officials. The petition, the final decree, the uniform support order, the property stipulation and the parenting plan are not closed by RSA 458:15-b or Rule 2.16 and remain open unless sealed.
Copies at the clerk's office are 50 cents a page under Rule 1.3, and a non-party seeking the affidavit must move under Rule 1.30, with the court able to release it only on clear and convincing evidence that the public interest outweighs the private one. The New Hampshire asset search page explains what the decree and support order still reveal.
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LUCIE, Look Up Case Information Electronically, shows case status, hearings, parties, charges and dispositions for public Circuit and Superior Court cases; documents are viewed at courthouse kiosks.
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State court records are usually free to view at the courthouse and often free online, with per-page fees for certified copies. PACER charges $0.10 per page (capped at $3.00 per document), waived under $30 per quarter.
No. A sealed case is hidden from the public docket index by court order. Its existence may still be confirmable by number, but documents are not accessible.
Civil cases involve disputes between parties (contracts, torts, family). Criminal cases are brought by the government. Both are indexed by the same court clerks but tracked in separate sub-dockets.
Not in one search. PACER covers all federal courts. Most states have a statewide judiciary portal that covers their state courts, but a few require per-county lookups. This page links to New Hampshire's official portal.
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