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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.

No. New Hampshire law specifically states that when judges are making custody decisions, they may not prefer one parent over another because of the parent's or child's gender, or because of either parent's financial resources.

If paternity has not been established for your child(ren), we will establish paternity before or at the same time as establishing a support order. Paternity is established by marriage, Affidavit of Paternity, or Court Order. Once a case has been opened you must complete and notarize a paternity questionnaire.

New Hampshire Cases "We do not hold that age 14 is necessarily the age when minor children become mature. Some will gain sufficient maturity earlier, others later. We leave the determination of whether a child is mature to the sound discretion of the trial judge."

A court order may have been made by a judge, or a judge may have approved an agreement made by you and your child's other parent. In either case, if you want to change that order and the other parent does not agree, you will have to file a court action and ask a judge to change the order.

Paternity must be established before a father can be required to pay child support. The law now allows you to file a paternity action up to the child's 18th birthday. Contact DCSS for help in establishing paternity. You may also call 603 Legal Aid to request more information.