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SB166: relative to termination of the parent-child relationship in cases of sexual assault.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2017 SB166
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Bill details

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House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Concurred
Committee
House Children and Family Law
Hearing
03/21/2017 at 10:00 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Children and Family Law

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CHAPTER 93

SB 166 - FINAL VERSION

20Apr2017... 1008h

2017 SESSION

17-0921

05/04

SENATE BILL 166

AN ACT relative to termination of the parent-child relationship in cases of sexual assault.

SPONSORS: Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Innis, Dist 24; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Keans, Straf. 23; Rep. Wall, Straf. 6; Rep. Walz, Merr. 23

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that upon a showing that the child's birth is the result of sexual assault of the birth mother, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that termination of the biological father's parental rights is in the best interest of the child.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

20Apr2017... 1008h 17-0921

05/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT relative to termination of the parent-child relationship in cases of sexual assault.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

93:1 Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship in Cases of Sexual Assault. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 170-C:5-a to read as follows:

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. Upon a showing, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the child's birth is the result of sexual assault of the birth mother, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that termination of the biological father's parent-child relationship with the child is in the best interest of the child. This section shall apply to a person who has been found to be the father of a child and who:

93:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.

Approved: June 07, 2017

Effective Date: January 01, 2018