Legal Opinion
In Re Diana P.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 10, 1980No. 79-410PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
The central issue in this case is whether people who receive children into their homes through the New Hampshire Division of Welfare’s foster parent program have standing to bring a proceeding under RSA ch. 170-C to terminate the rights of the natural parents. We hold that they do.
Diana P., the third of three children of Edgar and Beverly P., was born on October 30, 1973. At the time of Diana’s birth, Beverly and Edgar were separated. Responding to several complaints about Beverly’s ability to care properly for her *794children, the division filed a neglect petition in Laconia District Court in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Matter of Adoption of David C.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- State v. ROBERT H. ____Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Niewiadomski v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1947
- In Re LesterSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
- In Re Brenda H.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Preston v. MercieriSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1990
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- Nova University, Inc. v. WagnerSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
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