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New Hampshire to pay $2.25M to mother of 5-year-old killed by father

New Hampshire settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $2.25 million with Crystal Sorey, mother of five-year-old Harmony Montgomery, on May 23, 2025.
In September 2024, Sorey initiated a lawsuit against the New Hampshire state agency responsible for child welfare, claiming they disregarded multiple reports of abuse made several months prior to Harmony’s death in December 2019.
Harmony was taken from Sorey in 2019 and placed with her father Adam Montgomery, who was convicted of murdering her in February 2024, while her remains remain unrecovered.
The settlement does not include any admission of wrongdoing by DCYF or the state, and Sorey agreed to end her lawsuit, marking the resolution of this case.
This settlement is one of multiple recent cases highlighting concerns over New Hampshire's child welfare system, whose oversight funding faces possible cuts in the state legislature.

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Mother of Harmony Montgomery wins $2.25m wrongful death suit

‘We recognize their profound loss and hope this brings some measure of peace,’ New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said in a statement on Friday

28 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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New Hampshire to pay mother of Harmony Montgomery $2.25M after 5-year-old killed by father

New Hampshire has agreed to pay $2.25 million to the mother of Harmony Montgomery, a 5-year-old girl whose father was convicted of murdering her.

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NH to pay $2.25M to mother of 5-year-old killed by father

Adam Montgomery is serving a minimum of 56 years in prison after being convicted of murdering his daughter, Harmony.

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State of NH settles wrongful death lawsuit with mother of Harmony Montgomery for $2.25 million

Under the terms of the settlement, the state doesn’t have to admit any wrongdoing or unlawful conduct.

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New Hampshire to pay $2.25M to mother of 5-year-old killed by father

New Hampshire has agreed to pay $2.25 million to the mother of Harmony Montgomery, a 5-year-old girl whose father has been convicted of murdering her.

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N.H. pays Harmony Montgomery’s mother over $2M to settle wrongful death lawsuit

The state of New Hampshire has agreed to pay Harmony Montgomery‘s mother, Crystal Storey, $2,250,000 in a settlement after she filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) last year, NBC 10 Boston reported Friday.Originally filed in September, Sorey claimed that DCYF ignored warning signs that led to her daughter’s death at the hands of her father, Adam Montgomery, in late 2019. Warnings included re…

28 days ago·Springfield, United States

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