New Hampshire Chapter 170-B — Adoption

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:1— Purpose
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:2— Definitions
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:3— Who May Be Adopted; Requirements
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:4— Who May Adopt
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:5— Persons Required to Execute a Surrender of Parental Rights
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:6— Notice to Person Claiming Paternity and Hearing to Determine Right to Surrender
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:7— Persons Not Required to Surrender
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:8— Immediate Surrender Prohibited; Availability of Counseling
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:9— Procedure for Execution of Surrender
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:10— Content of Surrender
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:11— Consequences of Surrender
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:12— Withdrawal of Surrender
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:13— Payment of Birth Parent Expenses; Penalty
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:14— Arrangements Between Adoptive and Birth Parents
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:15— Jurisdiction, Venue, and Inconvenient Forum
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:16— Petition for Adoption
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:17— Notice of Petition
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:18— Assessment
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:19— Hearing
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:20— Dismissal of Adoption Proceedings
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:21— Appeals and Validation of Adoption Decrees
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:22— Report of Adoption
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:23— Confidentiality of Records
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:24— Requests for Identifying and Non-Identifying Information
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:25— Effect of Petition and Decree of Adoption; Inheritance
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:26— Change of Name
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:27— Readoption
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:28— Placement of a Child From Another State or Country
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:29— Recognition of Foreign Decree Affecting Adoption
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:30— Fees and Court Costs
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:31— Amended Birth Certificate
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:32— Unauthorized Advertising for Adoption Purposes; Exceptions; Penalty
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-B:33— Unlawful Placement of a Child for Adoption