New Hampshire Statutes
§ 170-C:3 — Jurisdiction
New Hampshire § 170-C:3
This text of New Hampshire § 170-C:3 (Jurisdiction) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Hampshire primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-C:3 (2026).
Text
The probate court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over petitions to terminate the parent-child relationship when the child involved is present in the state or is in the legal custody or legal guardianship of an authorized agency located in the state. The petition shall be filed in the probate court of the county in which the child or his parents reside at the time of filing of the petition, or in the probate court of the county in which the authorized agency has provided services to the child.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
1973, 523:1. 1983, 331:6, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 170-C:1
Purpose§ 170-C:10
Hearing§ 170-C:11
Decree§ 170-C:12
Effect of Decree§ 170-C:13
Fees and Court Costs§ 170-C:14
Confidentiality of Records§ 170-C:15
Appeals§ 170-C:2
Definitions§ 170-C:3
Jurisdiction§ 170-C:4
Petition§ 170-C:6
Contents of Petition§ 170-C:7
Notice§ 170-C:8
Guardian Ad LitemCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 170-C:3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/170-C/170-C%3A3.