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Prepare a separate Appendix of any other documents that you wish to submit to the court for

review. The Appendix should have a cover and should include a table of contents. The pages of the

Appendix must be consecutively numbered. It should be copied on good quality 8 ½” x 11” paper and

bound on the left side in booklet form. You must file eight (8) copies of the Appendix.

Filing the Discretionary Notice of Appeal Package

File the original discretionary notice of appeal (the form with the attachments), and eight (8) copies

of the discretionary notice of appeal with the Clerk of the Supreme Court by the appeal deadline.

You may mail the package or deliver it to the court. If you file an appendix, eight (8) copies must be

filed.

Payment must be sent with your notice of appeal package. The filing fee in criminal appeals is

$225.00. In civil appeals, the filing fee is $225.00 for the following types of cases: A) Actions relating

to children under RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, and RSA 169-D; (B) Domestic violence actions under RSA

173-B; (C) Small claims actions under RSA 503; (D) Landlord/tenant actions under RSA 540, RSA

540-A, RSA 540-B, and RSA 540-C; and (E) Stalking actions under RSA 633:3-a. In all other civil

appeals, the fee is $250.00. Checks should be made payable to the "State of New Hampshire." If

you are unable to pay the filing fee for financial reasons, you must file a motion for waiver of filing fee

and an affidavit of assets and liabilities. The court will review the motion and will determine whether to

waive the fee.

Send or deliver a copy of the notice of appeal and appendix to the other parties to the case, or their

counsel, and send or deliver to the trial court two (2) or, when a master was involved in the case,

three (3) copies of the notice of appeal and appendix.

Requesting the Appointment of An Attorney

If you are indigent and you wish to request that counsel be appointed to represent you on appeal, you

or your counsel should file a financial affidavit and application for court appointed counsel with the

notice of appeal. The financial affidavit must be filled out completely and the authorization included in

the form must be signed before a justice of the peace or notary public.

Who To Contact If You Have A Question

If you have a question about how to complete the discretionary notice of appeal form, contact the

clerk’s office:

Clerk of Court

New Hampshire Supreme Court

One Charles Doe Drive

Concord, New Hampshire 03301

Telephone: (603) 271-2646

NHJB-2297-SUP-Instructions (12/23/2013)

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