Section 170-F:6 Adoption by Foster Parents.
I. If a child in the custody of the commissioner or a licensed child-placing agency has been in foster care for at least 6 months after the child is legally available for adoptive placement, the commissioner or designee shall inform the family providing care of the possibility of financial aid for adoption under this chapter. If it is found after investigation that the family caring for the prospective adoptee would be an appropriate adoptive family for the child but for the family's economic inability to meet the child's needs, the commissioner or designee, after consultation with local officials as required in RSA 170-F:4, shall enter into a tentative agreement with the family concerning the amount and duration of the proposed subsidy in the event the child is placed for adoption with that family. The commissioner or designee shall in all cases take all steps necessary to assist the family in completing the legal and procedural requirements necessary to effectuate the adoption, including payment for legal fees and court costs.
II. [Repealed.]
Source. 1977, 508:1. 1985, 380:51, IX. 1987, 343:5. 1995, 310:183. 1999, 18:3, eff. July 2, 1999.