Section 169-C:6-b Child's Welfare and Findings Regarding Removal. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. The court shall, in its first court ruling that sanctions, even temporarily, the removal of a child from the home, determine whether continuation in the home is contrary to the child's welfare.
   II. The court shall within 60 days of a child's removal from the home, determine and issue written findings as to whether reasonable efforts were made or were not required to prevent the child's removal. In determining whether reasonable efforts were made to prevent the child's removal, the court shall consider whether services to the family have been accessible, available, and appropriate.

Source. 2007, 236:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.