In Re Jessica W.

This is an appeal from a decision by the Grafton County Probate Court {Jones, J.), dismissing a petition brought by Anne B., in which she asked the court to clarify her rights with respect to her child, Jessica W. The court ruled that RSA 170-B:10 and RSA 170-B:17 precluded any substantive consideration of Anne B.’s petition because it had been brought more than one year from the date of the child’s adoption by its natural father, George W. We reverse the decision of the probate court and remand for reconsideration in light of this opinion.

In reviewing the propriety of the court’s granting…