RSA 170-C:2 Definitions.

When used in this chapter, unless the text otherwise requires:
I. "Court" means the probate court.
II. "Child" or "minor" means a person less than 18 years of age.
III. The singular includes the plural, the plural the singular, and the masculine the feminine, when consistent with the intent of the chapter.
IV. "Legal custody" means a status created by court order, embodying the following rights and responsibilities:
(a) The right to have the physical possession of the child;
(b) The right and the duty to protect, train and discipline the child; and
(c) The responsibility to provide the child with food, clothing, shelter, education and ordinary medical care, provided that such rights and responsibilities shall be exercised subject to the powe