New Hampshire Statutes
§ 458:23 — Legitimacy of Offspring
New Hampshire § 458:23
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XLIIIDOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 458ANNULMENT, DIVORCE AND SEPARATION
SubdivisionAlimony, Allowances, Custody, Etc.
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 458:23 (2026).
Text
No decree of divorce shall affect the legitimacy of a child born or begotten in lawful matrimony, unless it shall be so expressed in the decree, and children born of a marriage entered into in good faith by the parties thereto shall be regarded as legitimate children and their legitimacy shall not be affected by a decree of nullity, unless it shall be so expressed in the decree.
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Legislative History
RS 148:11. CS 157:11. GS 163:10. GL 182:10. PS 175:7. 1925, 26:1. PL 287:20. RL 339:20.
Nearby Sections
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§ 458:1
Without Decree§ 458:11
Service on Correspondent§ 458:12
Insanity of Petitionee§ 458:13
Evidence of Marriage§ 458:14
Revision of Orders, Etc§ 458:15
Clerks' Returns§ 458:15-b
Financial Affidavits§ 458:15-c
Mediation§ 458:16-a
Property Settlement§ 458:16-b
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 458:23, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/458%3A23.