Oyster River Cooperative School District

36 Coe Drive

Durham, New Hampshire 03824

Telephone: (603) 868-5100 Facsimile: (603) 868-6668

RESIDENCY AFFIDAVIT

New Hampshire law requires that your child be a legal resident of one of the towns in the Oyster River Cooperative School District in order to attend its schools. The “legal residency of a minor child” is defined in RSA 19:12 as follows:

1. Parents live together. The legal residence of a minor student is where his or her parents reside.

2. Parents live apart but are not divorced. Legal residence is the residence of the parent with whom the child resides.

3. Parents are divorced with joint legal custody or joint decision-making authority. Residence is the residence of the parent with whom the child resides.

4. Parents are divorced and one parent has been given sole or primary physical custody or sole or primary residential responsibility by a court. Legal residence of a child is the residence of the parent with sole or primary physical custody or sole or primary residential responsibility.

5. Parents are divorces and court order is for equal or approximately equal periods of residential responsibility. Residence is as stated in the order.

6. Guardian appointed by court. Legal residence is the residence of the guardian.

Student Name __________________________________________________________________________________

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The student’s home address is ______________________________________________________________________

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The student lives with ____________________________________________________________________________

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who is (CHECK OFF ONE) a ______ parent or _____ guardian appointed by a court. If you have checked off parent, please check off which of the following applies: ______Married; _____ Separated; _____ Divorced.

PLEASE ATTACH COPIES OF DOUCMENTS ESTABLISHING RESIDENCE SUCH AS A COPY OF A LEASE, ELECTRIC BILL, TELEPHONE BILL, GUARDIANSHIP ORDER, CUSTODY ORDER.

I (We) understand and acknowledge that the truth of the information contained in this Affidavit will be relied upon by the School District in determining the legal residence of the student and the student’s right to be provided with a free education at the expense of the Durham School District in accordance with the education laws of the State of New Hampshire. I (We) certify that the information contained herein is true, accurate and complete under pains and penalties of New Hampshire law.

I (We) understand that providing misleading or false information about a student’s residency is criminal offence under RSA 641:3 and RSA 641:7. In addition, if this Affidavit is untrue, I (We) agree to pay tuition for my (our) child/children to the District.

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Parent/Guardian Signature Parent/Guardian Signature

Date: ______________________________________ Date: ______________________________________