New Hampshire § 5-C-77 - Section 5-C:77 Procedures for Completion of the Fetal Death Paternity Affidavit.
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§ 5-C-77. Section 5-C:77 Procedures for Completion of the Fetal Death Paternity Affidavit.
The name and information concerning the father shall be included in the report of fetal death for a child delivered out of wedlock in the state of New Hampshire upon receipt of a sworn affidavit of paternity signed by both parents as described in RSA 5-C:76. The hospital or institution's designated staff shall prepare the fetal death paternity affidavit and attach it to the report of fetal death that is forwarded to the division. Upon receipt of the fetal death paternity affidavit, the information concerning the father shall be added by the division to the report of fetal death. The fetal death paternity affidavit form shall be retained by the division with the report of fetal death in accordance with the record retention schedule listed in RSA 5-C:96.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-C-77 ("Section 5-C:77 Procedures for Completion of the Fetal Death Paternity Affidavit.") 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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