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N.M. Stat. § 32A-5-28
New Mexico Statutes
Chapter
32A. Children's Code
Article
5. Adoption Act
§ 32A-5-28. Response
to petition
A. Any person responding to a notice of a petition for adoption shall
file a verified response to the petition within the time limits specified
in Section 32A-5-25 NMSA 1978.
B.
The verified response shall follow the Rules of Civil Procedure for the
District Courts and shall allege:
(1)
the existence of any court orders known to the respondent that regulate
custody, visitation or access to the adoptee but have not been filed with
the court at the time the response is filed and copies of which shall
be attached to the response;
(2)
the relationship, if any, of the respondent to the adoptee;
(3)
whether the adoptee is an Indian child, and, if so, the response shall
set forth all allegations required under the federal Indian Child Welfare
Act of 1978; [FN1]
(4)
whether the adoption is subject to the Interstate Compact on the Placement
of Children; and
(5)
whether the adoption is an open adoption.
L.
1993, Ch. 77, § 155.
[FN1]
25 U.S.C.A. § 1901 et seq.
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