Complete Legal New Hampshire Paternity Forms For Free

New Hampshire's child support guidelines provide a formula for determining how much child support an absent parent is required to pay. Generally the amount is 25% of adjusted gross income for one child; 33% for two children; 40% for three children; and 45% for four or more children.

There are two ways to establish paternity. Paternity can be established through a voluntary process, by signing an Acknowledgment of Paternity (AOP), or through a judicial process which means going to court. baby leaves the hospital. This is true until the child turns 21 years old.

Affidavits of Paternity are available from any hospital, birthing center, midwife, or from the clerk of the city or town where your child was born. You can also get an Affidavit at any New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Child Support Office, as listed on the back of this booklet.

If the father is unavailable, it's possible to get DNA from parents, grandparents, siblings, as well as aunts and uncles to complete a test, since they will share much of the DNA as the alleged father. But getting a DNA sample directly from the father will produce the most accurate result.

1. Voluntary Acknowledgment - When everyone involved is in agreement that a person is the father, they can sign a Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity form that will declare him so. This form must be signed, notarized and submitted to the New Hampshire Department of Health.

Affidavits of Paternity are available from any hospital, birthing center, midwife, or from the clerk of the city or town where your child was born. You can also get an Affidavit at any New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Child Support Office, as listed on the back of this booklet.