Revision: May 11, 2017, 4:59 p.m.
SB 166 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
20Apr2017... 1008h
2017 SESSION
17-0921
05/04
SENATE BILL 166
AN ACT relative to termination of the parent-child relationship in cases of sexual assault.
SPONSORS: Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Innis, Dist 24; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Keans, Straf. 23; Rep. Wall, Straf. 6; Rep. Walz, Merr. 23
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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This bill provides that upon a showing that the child's birth is the result of sexual assault of the birth mother, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that termination of the biological father's parental rights is in the best interest of the child.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20Apr2017... 1008h 17-0921
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to termination of the parent-child relationship in cases of sexual assault.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship in Cases of Sexual Assault. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 170-C:5-a to read as follows:
170-C:5-a Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship in Cases of Sexual Assault. A petition for termination of the parent-child relationship shall be granted in cases where the child's birth is the result of sexual assault of the birth mother and where termination of the parent-child relationship is in the best interests of the child. Upon a showing, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the child's birth is the result of sexual assault of the birth mother, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that termination of the biological father's parent-child relationship with the child is in the best interest of the child. This section shall apply to a person who has been found to be the father of a child and who:
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.