2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 32A - Children's Code
Article 1 - General Provisions

Section 32A-1-1 - Short title. - Chapter 32A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Children's...

Section 32A-1-2 - Short title; scope. - A. Chapter 32 [32A], Article 1 NMSA 1978 may be...

Section 32A-1-3 - Purpose of act. - The Children's Code shall be interpreted and construed to effectuate...

Section 32A-1-4 - Definitions. - As used in the Children's Code: A. "adult" means a...

Section 32A-1-5 - Children's court established as division of district court; transfer. - A. There is established in the district court for each...

Section 32A-1-6 - Children's court attorney. - A. The "office of children's court attorney" is established in...

Section 32A-1-7 - Guardian ad litem; powers and duties. - A. A guardian ad litem shall zealously represent the child's...

Section 32A-1-7.1 - Child's attorney; powers and duties. - A. An attorney shall represent a child in a proceeding...

Section 32A-1-8 - Jurisdiction of the court; tribal court jurisdiction. - A. The court has exclusive original jurisdiction of all proceedings...

Section 32A-1-9 - Venue and transfer. - A. Proceedings in the court under the provisions of the...

Section 32A-1-10 - Petition; who may sign. - A. A petition initiating proceedings pursuant to the provisions of...

Section 32A-1-11 - Petition; form and content. - A petition initiating proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Chapter...

Section 32A-1-12 - Summons; issuance and content; waiver of service. - A. After a petition has been filed, summonses shall be...

Section 32A-1-13 - Summons; service. - A. If a party to be served with a summons...

Section 32A-1-14 - Notice to Indian tribes. - A. In a case involving a family in need of...

Section 32A-1-15 - Release or delivery from custody. - In all cases begun pursuant to the provisions of the...

Section 32A-1-16 - Basic rights. - A. A child subject to the provisions of the Children's...

Section 32A-1-17 - Appeals. - A. Any party may appeal from a judgment of the...

Section 32A-1-18 - Procedural matters. - A. When it appears from the facts during the course...

Section 32A-1-19 - Court costs and expenses. - A. The following expenses shall be a charge upon the...

Section 32A-1-20 - Purchase of care from private agency by public agency. - A. When the legal custody of a child or the...

Section 32A-1-21 - Runaway child; law enforcement; permitted acts. - Whenever a law enforcement agency receives a report from a...