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RSA 170-C:5-a · Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship in Cases of Sexual Assault

Title
XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter
170-C · TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
Status
current
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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:

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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

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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. 2017, 93:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.

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Source. 2014, 244:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. 2017, 93:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.

Source history

  • 2014, 244:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015
  • 2017, 93:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018

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    ttendance purposes shall be as stated in the order. If a child is in a court-ordered residential placement, foster home, or group home pursuant to RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, RSA 169-D, RSA 170-C, or RSA 463, residence shall be determined in accordance with RSA 193:28. (B) Nothing in this subparagraph shall require a school district to provide transportation for a child to another school in the school district

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  • 2026 SB142 reference · effective 2026-01-01

    venile 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 of delinquents under RSA 170-H. (n) The compact for h

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