Legal Opinion
In re R.A.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 30, 2005No. 2004-721PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroderick, C.J.
R.A. (Mother), the petitioner and mother, and R.R. (Grandmother), the intervenor and maternal grandmother, appeal the award of custody of a minor child (Daughter) by the Superior Court {Brennan, J.) to J.M. (Father), the respondent and father. At issue is the applicability of RSA 458:17 (2004) (repealed Oct. 1, 2005) in custody disputes between unwed parents, and its constitutionality generally. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.
I
The trial court made the following findings of fact. Daughter was conceived during a one-time sexual encounter in 1993 between Mother and Father, and was…
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