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NH Settles Lawsuit Filed by Mother of Harmony Montgomery for $2.25M
- New Hampshire settled a wrongful death lawsuit in May 2025 filed by Crystal Sorey, mother of five-year-old Harmony Montgomery who was murdered in Manchester.
- The lawsuit claimed that the state agency responsible for child welfare failed to address abuse reports made several months prior to the death of Harmony, who was killed by her father, Adam Montgomery, in December 2019.
- Harmony’s remains have not been found, and Adam Montgomery was convicted in February 2024 and sentenced to 56 years for her murder while she was in his care.
- The state agreed to pay $2.25 million to Sorey without admitting wrongdoing, and Sorey accepted the settlement, ending her lawsuit.
- This settlement is among multiple recent cases raising concerns over child welfare oversight in New Hampshire and coincides with legislative debate over funding the child advocacy office.
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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. Crystal Sorey filed a negligence lawsuit against the state last May accusing social workers of…
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…
Mother of Harmony Montgomery reaches $2.25 million settlement with state of NH - Boston News, Weather, Sports
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — 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. Crystal Sorey filed a negligence lawsuit against the state last May accusing social workers of ignoring signs that her daughter was being physically abused by her ex-husband after he was awarded custody in early 2019. Adam Montgomery is serving a minimum of 56 years in prison after…
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