New Hampshire Statutes
§ 5-C:46 — Marriage of Step-Children and Adopted Children
New Hampshire § 5-C:46
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title ITHE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Ch. 5-CVITAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
SubdivisionMarriage Registration Forms and Procedures
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 5-C:46 (2026).
Text
I.The division shall issue a marriage certificate for step-siblings in a family if the natural parents of each child had no biological connection to each other closer than cousin.
II.The division shall issue a marriage certificate to an adopted brother and an adopted sister in the same family, unless they are also related biologically as specified in RSA 457:2.
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Legislative History
2005, 268:1. 2009, 59:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
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New Hampshire § 5-C:46, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/5-C/5-C%3A46.