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RSA 170-C:7 · Notice

Title
XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter
170-C · TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
Status
current
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170-C:7 Notice. – After a petition has been filed, the court shall set the time and place for a hearing and shall give notice thereof to the petitioner who shall cause notice to be given to the parents of the child, the guardian of the person of the child, the person having legal custody of the child, any individual standing in loco parentis to the child, and the guardian ad litem of any party. Where the child's parent is a minor, notice shall also be given to said minor's parents or guardian of the person unless the court is satisfied, in the exercise of its discretion, that such notice is not in the best interest of said minor and that it would serve no useful purpose. Notice shall be given by personal service to the parent whose parental rights may be terminated pursuant to the petition that has been filed. Where it shall appear impractical to personally serve said parent, the court shall order service by certified mail to the parent's last known address or publication once a week for 2 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where that person was last domiciled or both. All other parties shall be given notice by regular mail at their last known address. The hearing shall take place no sooner than 20 days after service of notice, except that if notice is by publication the hearing shall take place no sooner than 7 days after the last date of publication. Source. 1973, 523:1. 1974, 18:3, eff. April 2, 1974.

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Source. 1973, 523:1. 1974, 18:3, eff. April 2, 1974.

Source history

  • 1973, 523:1
  • 1974, 18:3, eff. April 2, 1974

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  • 2026 HB652 reference · effective 2026-01-01

    subparagraph (n) the following new subparagraphs: (o) The adoption of children in abuse and neglect cases pursuant to RSA 169-C, termination of parental rights cases pursuant to RSA 170-C, and guardianships of the person of minors pursuant to subparagraph (p), as well as private, agency, and international adoptions. (p) The guardianship of the person of minors and cases involving the guardianship of bo

  • 2026 HB652-FN reference · effective 2026-01-01

    subparagraph (n) the following new subparagraphs: (o) The adoption of children in abuse and neglect cases pursuant to RSA 169-C, termination of parental rights cases pursuant to RSA 170-C, and guardianships of the person of minors pursuant to subparagraph (p), as well as private, agency, and international adoptions. (p) The guardianship of the person of minors and cases involving the guardianship of bo

  • 2026 HB709 reference · effective 2026-07-01

    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

  • 2026 HB709-FN reference · effective 2026-07-01

    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

  • 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

  • 2026 SB142-FN 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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