Legal Opinion
In re Melissa M.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided February 27, 1986No. 84-591PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBatchelder, J.
James M. appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Contas, J.) transferring custody of his daughter, Melissa M., to the division of welfare. We affirm.
An investigation conducted in January 1984 by the division of welfare revealed evidence that Melissa M., then 4 1/2 years old, had been sexually abused by her father. In accordance with an ex parte order of the Concord District Court, the division removed Melissa from her father’s custody and placed her in a temporary foster home. The Concord District Court held hearings pursuant to the Child Protection Act, RSA ch. 169-C (Supp. 1985), and…
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