Source. 2004, 255:1. 2006, 200:2, 3, eff. July 30, 2006.
Structure New Hampshire Revised Statutes
New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare
Section 170-B:2 - Definitions.
Section 170-B:3 - Who May Be Adopted; Requirements.
Section 170-B:4 - Who May Adopt.
Section 170-B:5 - Persons Required to Execute a Surrender of Parental Rights.
Section 170-B:6 - Notice to Person Claiming Paternity and Hearing to Determine Right to Surrender.
Section 170-B:7 - Persons Not Required to Surrender.
Section 170-B:8 - Immediate Surrender Prohibited; Availability of Counseling.
Section 170-B:9 - Procedure for Execution of Surrender.
Section 170-B:10 - Content of Surrender.
Section 170-B:11 - Consequences of Surrender.
Section 170-B:12 - Withdrawal of Surrender.
Section 170-B:13 - Payment of Birth Parent Expenses; Penalty.
Section 170-B:14 - Arrangements Between Adoptive and Birth Parents.
Section 170-B:15 - Jurisdiction, Venue, and Inconvenient Forum.
Section 170-B:16 - Petition for Adoption.
Section 170-B:17 - Notice of Petition.
Section 170-B:18 - Assessment.
Section 170-B:20 - Dismissal of Adoption Proceedings.
Section 170-B:21 - Appeals and Validation of Adoption Decrees.
Section 170-B:22 - Report of Adoption.
Section 170-B:23 - Confidentiality of Records.
Section 170-B:24 - Requests for Identifying and Non-Identifying Information.
Section 170-B:25 - Effect of Petition and Decree of Adoption; Inheritance.
Section 170-B:26 - Change of Name.
Section 170-B:27 - Readoption.
Section 170-B:28 - Placement of a Child From Another State or Country.
Section 170-B:29 - Recognition of Foreign Decree Affecting Adoption.
Section 170-B:30 - Fees and Court Costs.
Section 170-B:31 - Amended Birth Certificate.
Section 170-B:32 - Unauthorized Advertising for Adoption Purposes; Exceptions; Penalty.
Section 170-B:33 - Unlawful Placement of a Child for Adoption.