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What court handles stepparent adoption in New Hampshire?

1 min readHelping families since 2001New Hampshire

In New Hampshire, stepparent adoptions are filed in Circuit Court under New Hampshire Revised Statutes Chapter 170-B. New Hampshire has 10 counties, and our document package is customized specifically for your county's requirements and forms. Each county may have slightly different procedures or supplemental forms, and we know exactly what each one requires because we've helped families file in every county in New Hampshire.

Stepparent adoption in New Hampshire at a glance

Court
Circuit Court
Residency before filing
No minimum period
Typical timeline
3-6 months
Child must consent at age
14
Home study
Usually waived for stepparents
New Hampshire families we've helped
114

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