New Hampshire Statutes
§ 457:42 — Marriage of Parents
New Hampshire § 457:42
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XLIIIDOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 457MARRIAGES
SubdivisionLegitimation of Children
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 457:42 (2026).
Text
Where the parents of children born before marriage afterwards intermarry, and recognize such children as their own, such children shall be legitimate and shall inherit equally with their other children under the statute of distribution.
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Legislative History
1860, 2343:1. GS 161:15. GL 180:15. PS 174:18. PL 286:39. RL 338:42.
Nearby Sections
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§ 457:1
Purpose and Intent§ 457:1-a
Equal Access to Marriage§ 457:2
Marriages Prohibited§ 457:23
Requirements§ 457:24
Penalty§ 457:26
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 457:42, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/457/457%3A42.