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2013 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XII - PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter 169-C - CHILD PROTECTION ACT
Section 169-C:19-e - Custody Hearing for Parent Not Charged With Abuse or Neglect.
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:19-e (2013) What's This?
169-C:19-e Custody Hearing for Parent Not Charged With Abuse or Neglect. –
I. A parent who has not been charged with abuse or neglect shall be afforded, upon request, a full hearing in the district or family court regarding his or her ability to obtain custody. At the hearing, the parent shall be provided the opportunity to present evidence pertaining to his or her ability to provide care for the child and shall be awarded custody unless the state demonstrates, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he or she has abused or neglected the child or is otherwise unfit to perform his or her parental duties. The court shall make written findings of fact supporting its decision.
II. The department shall notify a parent who has not been charged with abuse or neglect of his or her right to request a hearing under this section at the earliest available opportunity.
Source. 2001, 229:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002. 2007, 173:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
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