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Thanks to everyone who contacted their representatives this week, this bill that would have greatly expanded definitions of child abuse to include vague and subjective terms that are open to broad interpretation, making normal parenting a legal minefield, was tabled nearly unanimously by the House.This is a huge victory for the movement for due process … Read more
The New Hampshire House of Representatives, Committee on Children and Family Law has just recommended HB553 Ought to Pass (OTP). HB553 does the following: Ÿ It empowers the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to go into your home for what they think will happen in the future. Ÿ It makes you guilty unless proven innocent. … Read more
When I learned of HB 553, a resurrected version of SB 459 last year, and it was already scheduled for a public hearing in the House Children and Family Law Committee on Tuesday afternoon (1/28/25) at 1:30. The purpose of the bill is to broaden the statutory definition of “neglect” to include things like “emotional … Read more
Upcoming Hearings – Mark Your CalendarsShow Up and Testify Tuesday, January 28 – House Children and Family Law CommitteeRoom 206-208, Legislative Office Building, 33 N State St., Concord, NH⚠️1:30PM – HB553-FN – relative to the definition of abuse and neglect and conditions triggering a rebuttable presumption of harm in abuse and neglect cases❌ Oppose ❌It is highly … Read more