New Hampshire's Laws on Living Expenses

New Hampshire

1. • Reasonable counseling, medical, and legal fees, that shall be paid directly to the provider of the services
2. • Reasonable expenses for transportation, lodging, clothing, and meals incurred for the placement of the minor
3. • Reasonable living expenses of the birth mother to maintain an adequate standard of living when the mother is unable to due to loss of wages caused by the pregnancy or delivery
4. • Reasonable expenses for adoption services, that shall be paid directly to the agency

Reasonable expenses shall not include:

1. • Gifts over $50
2. • Educational expenses
3. • Living expenses beyond 6 weeks following delivery
4. • Other payments for the monetary gain of the birth parent

 Not addressed in statutes reviewed

Allowable Payments for Relinquishing Child Statute: § 170-B:13(II) 

A contract cannot be made to require reimbursement of payments when the birth parent refuses to or withdraws consent to adoption.

 An agency may charge reasonable fees for any services provided.

 The petitioner shall file with the court an affidavit listing the amount of fees and other charges paid, or on behalf of, birth parents, physicians, attorneys, or to any other person in connection with the adoption.

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