New Hampshire Statutes
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 170-B: ADOPTION
Section: 170-B:1 Purpose.
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:19 Hearing.
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.
Part Unauthorized Advertising for Adoption Purposes
Section: 170-B:32 Unauthorized Advertising for Adoption Purposes; Exceptions; Penalty.
Part Unlawful Placement of a Child for Adoption
Section: 170-B:33 Unlawful Placement of a Child for Adoption.