CASE v. CASE

No. 80-272.

121 N.H. 647 (1981)

HAROLD W. CASE v. MARY McDAVID CASE (NOW KELLEY).

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

August 5, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hatfield & Henderson P.A., of Hillsborough (Leigh D. Bosse & a. on the brief and Mr. Bosse orally), for the defendant.

Gregory H. Smith, acting attorney general (Marc R. Scheer, assistant attorney general, & a. on the brief and Mr. Scheer orally), for the State.

Orr & Reno P.A., of Concord (Mary Susan Leahy on the brief and orally), as guardian ad litem for the children.


BOIS, J.

The questions of law transferred to us by the Superior Court (Cann, J.) arise out of the defendant's attempt to regain custody of her minor children from the department of welfare. As matters of first impression we must decide whether the defendant parent or the non-parent custodian of the children has the burden of proof and, further, what is the proper standard of proof. We also have before us the question whether the defendant can raise at the pending...

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