New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-C:4 – Petition
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A petition for termination of the parent-child relationship may be filed by the following:
I. Either parent when termination of the parent-child relationship is sought with respect to the other parent.
II. The guardian of the person or the legal custodian of the child or the foster parents. Foster parents may file only when the following conditions are met:
(a) The child has lived in the foster home continuously for 24 months; and
(b) The foster parents have requested in writing the licensed child-placing agency to legally free the child for adoption, but that the agency has not initiated proceedings, and there is reasonable cause to believe that grounds exist.
III. An authorized agency.
I. Either parent when termination of the parent-child relationship is sought with respect to the other parent.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-C:4
- Authorized agency: means the New Hampshire department of health and human services or a licensed child-placing agency. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-C:2
- Child: or "minor" means a person less than 18 years of age. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-C:2
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Parent: means (a) the mother, (b) a father as to whom a child is legitimate, (c) a person as to whom a child is presumed to be a legitimate child, (d) an alleged father who is living with the mother and child or who has complied with the provisions of N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-C:2
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
II. The guardian of the person or the legal custodian of the child or the foster parents. Foster parents may file only when the following conditions are met:
(a) The child has lived in the foster home continuously for 24 months; and
(b) The foster parents have requested in writing the licensed child-placing agency to legally free the child for adoption, but that the agency has not initiated proceedings, and there is reasonable cause to believe that grounds exist.
III. An authorized agency.