New Hampshire § 170-C:9-a Evaluations

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 170-C:9-a — Evaluations

New Hampshire § 170-C:9-a

Title XIIPUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE

Ch. 170-CTERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-C:9-a (2026).

Text

The court, at any time prior to the final decree, may order the child who is subject to the petition or the parents of such child or both the child and the parents to undergo a mental health evaluation. Such an evaluation shall be done at a mental health center or elsewhere by one or more psychiatrists or clinical psychologist or one of each acting together, as ordered by the court, who shall provide a written assessment of the subject evaluated to the court.

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The court, at any time prior to the final decree, may order the child who is subject to the petition or the parents of such child or both the child and the parents to undergo a mental health evaluation. Such an evaluation shall be done at a mental health center or elsewhere by one or more psychiatrists or clinical psychologist or one of each acting together, as ordered by the court, who shall provide a written assessment of the subject evaluated to the court.