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RSA 170-B:3 · Who May Be Adopted; Requirements

Title
XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter
170-B · ADOPTION
Status
current
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170-B:3 Who May Be Adopted; Requirements. – Any individual may be adopted, provided, however, that:

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I.

If the adoptee is 14 years of age or older, he or she must assent to the adoption unless the court determines that it is not in the best interests of the adoptee to require assent. Such an assent shall be executed by the adoptee in writing and signed in the presence of the court in which the petition for adoption has been filed.

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If the adoptee is alleged to be incapacitated, incompetent, mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or is in any other way emotionally or mentally deficient, the court may also appoint a guardian ad litem to protect that adoptee's interests.

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III.

If the adoptee, whether a minor or an adult, is married, the spouse of the adoptee shall also assent to the adoption. The court may waive this requirement for good cause shown. Source. 2004, 255:1, eff. Jan. 2, 2005.

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Source note

Source. 2004, 255:1, eff. Jan. 2, 2005.

Source history

  • 2004, 255:1, eff. Jan. 2, 2005

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  • 2026 SB142 reference · effective 2026-01-01

    RSA 169-F. (g) Review of dispositional orders in juvenile cases under RSA 169-G. (h) The interstate compact on the placement of children under RSA 170-A. (i) Adoption under RSA 170-B. (j) Termination of parental rights under RSA 170-C. (k) Child day care, residential care, and child-placing agencies under RSA 170-E. (l) Services for children, youth, and families under RSA 170-G. (m) Parole o

  • 2026 SB142-FN reference · effective 2026-01-01

    RSA 169-F. (g) Review of dispositional orders in juvenile cases under RSA 169-G. (h) The interstate compact on the placement of children under RSA 170-A. (i) Adoption under RSA 170-B. (j) Termination of parental rights under RSA 170-C. (k) Child day care, residential care, and child-placing agencies under RSA 170-E. (l) Services for children, youth, and families under RSA 170-G. (m) Parole o