2016 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XII - PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter 170-C - TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
Section 170-C:5-a - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship in Cases of Sexual Assault.

    170-C:5-a Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship in Cases of Sexual Assault. – A petition for termination of the parent-child relationship shall be granted in cases where the child's birth is the result of sexual assault of the birth mother and where termination of the parent-child relationship is in the best interests of the child. This section shall apply to a person who has been found to be the father of a child and who:
    I. Has been convicted of or who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to a violation of sexual assault as defined in RSA 632-A:2 through RSA 632-A:4, or a similar statute in another state against the birth mother for his conduct in fathering the child; or
    II. At a fact-finding hearing, is found beyond a reasonable doubt to have fathered the child through an act of non-consensual sexual penetration.

Source. 2014, 244:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.