Section 169-C:23 Standard for Return of Child in Placement. - New Hampshire Statutes

In the absence of a guardianship of the person of the minor, governed by the terms of RSA 463, before a child in out-of-home placement is returned to the custody of his or her parents, the parent or parents shall demonstrate to the court that:
   I. They are in compliance with the outstanding dispositional court order;
   II. The child will not be endangered in the manner adjudicated on the initial petition, if returned home;
   III. Return of custody is in the best interests of the child. Upon showing the ability to provide proper parental care, it shall be presumed that a return of custody is in the child's best interests.

Source. 1979, 361:2. 1999, 149:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.