TITLE XII
PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 170-B
ADOPTION

Section 170-B:7

    170-B:7 Persons Not Required to Surrender. –
Surrender of parental rights is not required of:
I. The alleged father who has not met the requirements of RSA 170-B:5, I or RSA 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 RSA 632-A:2, RSA 632-A:3, RSA 632-A:4, or RSA 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.

Source. 2004, 255:1. 2006, 200:13, eff. July 30, 2006. 2020, 26:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.