Entry #1771: Same-sex adoption in New Hampshire

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RegionNew Hampshire
IssueSame-sex adoption
StatusSingle only
Start Date(unknown)
End DateJun 26, 2017
DescriptionUnmarried adults may individually adopt, and married adults may petition jointly per N.H. Rev. Stat. 170-B:4.

Second-parent adoptions, however, are not permitted.
Sourceswww.lambdalegal.org/states-region/new-hampshire
N.H. Rev. Stat. 170-B:4

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DescriptionUnmarried adults may individually adopt, and married adults may petition jointly per N.H. Rev. Stat. 170-B:4. Second-parent adoptions, however, are not permitted.
Sourceswww.lambdalegal.org/states-region/new-hampshire N.H. Rev. Stat. 170-B:4