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New Hampshire Adoption Law Forms

• Surrender of Parental Rights
  Use this Surrender of Parental Rights form for any parent voluntarily surrendering their parental rights. It specifies the rights being surrendered. Use this form in the state of New Hampshire.
• Department of Health and Human Services Record Release Authorization
  Use this Department of Health and Human Services Record Release Authorization form that is required in minor guardianship and some adoption cases when completing background checks on the proposed guardians or adoptive parents. Use this form in the state of New Hampshire.
• Agreement to Mediate
  This Agreement to Mediate form describes the mediation process and is used at the beginning of the mediation session. This form is used internally but posted on the website so those participating in mediation may review it ahead of time and better understand the mediation process. Use this form in the state of New Hampshire.
• Petition for Adoption
  This Petition for Adoption is the primary form filed in the adoption of either a minor child or adult, although other documents as well as an original birth certificate of the child are required. Use this form in the state of New Hampshire.
• Petition for Termination of Parental Rights
  This Petition for Termination of Parental Rights form is to be filed with the court to begin the process of terminating a parental-child relationship. The possible reasons or grounds for terminating the parent's rights are listed on the form. Use this form in the state of New Hampshire.
• Affidavit of Mother
  This Affidavit of Mother form is to be completed by the birth mother terminating her rights. It is intended to identify the father of children. Use this form in the state of New Hampshire.
• Interstate Adoption Putative Father Registry Information
  The Interstate Adoption Putative Father Registry Information - RSA-170B:6 requires the person filing a petition for an interstate adoption to also file this form with the court to tell the court the name and location of the putative father registry in the state where the child was born. Use this form in the state of New Hampshire.
• Petition for Validation of Adoption Finalized in a Foreign Country
  Use this Petition for Validation of Adoption Finalized in a Foreign Country form when an adoption has been finalized in another country, the adoptive parents may be able to file this petition to ask the court to validate the adoption in the state of New Hampshire. Use this form in the state of New Hampshire,
• Medical Information on Birth Parents
  This Medical Information on Birth Parents form is to be filed in an adoption proceeding to provided non-identifying medical background information on the birth parents. Use this form in the state of New Hampshire.
• Notice of Intent to Claim Paternity and Request for Hearing
  This Notice of Intent to Claim Paternity and Request for Hearing form is to be filed by an alleged father to give the court notice of his intent to claim paternity of a child in an adoption case, and to request a hearing on that paternity claim. Use this form in the state of New Hampshire.

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