In Re Jessica W.

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• holding that RSA 170-B:20 (1977) did not require severance of the natural mother's parental rights and responsibilities when the \natural father adopts in order to legitimize [their] child\
• holding that RSA 170-B:20 (1977) did not require severance of the natural mother’s parental rights and responsibilities when the “natural father adopts in order to legitimize [their] child”
• stating that the policies underlying adoption statutes in general “include promoting the best interests of children while at the same time protecting as far as possible the interests of both natural and adoptive parents” (quotation omitted)
• interpreting adoption statute liberally, “in accordance with the legislative intent to protect, not injure, adopted children,” to allow unwed natural parents to utilize the stepparent exception to the general rule that “adoption severs the rights of the natural parent(s

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