As used in the Adult Adoption Act:
A. "adoptee" means any adult who is the subject of an adoption petition;
B. "adult" means any individual who is eighteen years of age or older;
C. "court" means the district court;
D. "parent" means the biological or adoptive parent;
E. "person" means an individual;
F. "petitioner" means any person who signs a petition to adopt under the Adult Adoption Act; and
G. "resident" means a person who, immediately prior to filing an adoption petition, has lived in the state for at least six months or a person who has become domiciled in the state by establishing legal residence with the intention of maintaining the residence indefinitely.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, § 2.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Section 40-14-1 - Short title.
Section 40-14-2 - [Definitions.]
Section 40-14-3 - Jurisdiction.
Section 40-14-5 - Who may be adopted; who may adopt.
Section 40-14-6 - Consent to the adoption.
Section 40-14-7 - Petition; content.
Section 40-14-8 - Petition; caption.
Section 40-14-9 - Notice of petition; service; waiver.
Section 40-14-10 - Response to petition.
Section 40-14-11 - Appointment of attorney for incompetent adoptee.
Section 40-14-12 - Adjudication; disposition; decree of adoption.
Section 40-14-13 - Status of adoption and petitioner upon entry of decree of adoption.