RSA 170-C:5 Grounds for Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship.

Title: XII - PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE Chapter: 170-C - TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

The petition may be granted where the court finds that one or more of the following conditions exist:
I. The parent has abandoned the child. It shall be presumed that the parent intends to abandon the child who has been left by his parent without provision for his identification or who has been left by his parent in the care and custody of another without any provision for his support, or without communication from such parent for a period of 6 months. If in the opinion of the court the evidence indicates that such parent has made only minimal efforts to support or communicate with the child, the court may declare the child to be abandoned.
II. That, although the parents are financially able, they have substantially and continuously neglected to provide the child with ne

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