IN RE J.W.

No. 2018-0404.

213 A.3d 853 (2019)

IN RE J.W.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Opinion Issued: July 3, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Kelly E. Dowd, PLLC, of Keene ( Kelly E. Dowd , Keene, on the brief), for the petitioners.

Gordon J. MacDonald , attorney general ( Laura E. B. Lombardi , senior assistant attorney general, on the memorandum of law), as amicus curiae.


The petitioners, M.F. and C.N., are unmarried, cohabitating adults who jointly petitioned to adopt M.F.'s minor biological son, J.W. The Circuit Court (Moran, J.) ruled that RSA 170-B:4 (2014) does not authorize such an adoption and dismissed the petition. See RSA 170-B:4 (governing...

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