New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-B:7 – Persons Not Required to Surrender
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Surrender of parental rights is not required of:
I. The alleged father who has not met the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-B:5, I or N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-B:6;
II. A parent whose parental rights have been voluntarily or involuntarily terminated by order of a court in another state;
III. An alleged father who is found not to be the father pursuant to RSA 168-A;
IV. Any parent of the adoptee, if the adoptee is an adult;
IV-a. Any parent of the adoptee with whom the petitioner and that parent intend to share parenting responsibilities.
V. A parent whose parental rights have been terminated pursuant to RSA 170-C;
V-a. An alleged father who is convicted of an offense under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:2, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:3, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:4, or N.H. Rev. Stat. § 639:2 which resulted in conception of the adoptee; or
VI. Parents whose parental rights have been determined to be voluntarily or involuntarily terminated by the proper authorities in another country, such determination to be evidenced by documentation issued by the United States Department of Justice or the United States Department of State and deemed acceptable by probate court rule.
I. The alleged father who has not met the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-B:5, I or N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-B:6;
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-B:7
- Adult: means an individual who is not a minor. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-B:2
- Court: means probate court. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-B:2
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-B:2
- justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
- Parent: means mother, birth father, legal father, or adoptive parent, but such term shall not include a parent as to whom the parent-child relationship has been terminated by judicial decree or voluntarily surrender. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-B:2
- petitioner: shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
- Probate: Proving a will
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
II. A parent whose parental rights have been voluntarily or involuntarily terminated by order of a court in another state;
III. An alleged father who is found not to be the father pursuant to RSA 168-A;
IV. Any parent of the adoptee, if the adoptee is an adult;
IV-a. Any parent of the adoptee with whom the petitioner and that parent intend to share parenting responsibilities.
V. A parent whose parental rights have been terminated pursuant to RSA 170-C;
V-a. An alleged father who is convicted of an offense under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:2, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:3, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:4, or N.H. Rev. Stat. § 639:2 which resulted in conception of the adoptee; or
VI. Parents whose parental rights have been determined to be voluntarily or involuntarily terminated by the proper authorities in another country, such determination to be evidenced by documentation issued by the United States Department of Justice or the United States Department of State and deemed acceptable by probate court rule.