New Hampshire § 170-B-8 - Section 170-B:8 Immediate Surrender Prohibited; Availability of Counseling.
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§ 170-B-8. Section 170-B:8 Immediate Surrender Prohibited; Availability of Counseling.
I. No surrender shall be taken until a passage of a minimum of 72 hours after the birth of the child. II. Any parent wishing to surrender his or her parental rights for the adoption of a child shall be informed by the parent's legal counsel, or if counsel has been waived, by the potential adoptive parents or by their attorney, physician or any intermediary, acting in their behalf or a licensed child-placing agency, that child-placing agencies licensed under RSA 170-E are available to provide counseling about the parent's decision to place the child for adoption.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 170-B-8 ("Section 170-B:8 Immediate Surrender Prohibited; Availability of Counseling.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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