A. A petition to initiate a proceeding regarding an alleged family in need of court-ordered services shall include the following allegations:
(1) that the child or the family are in need of court-ordered family services;
(2) that the child and the family participated in or refused to participate in a plan for family services and that the department has exhausted appropriate and available services; and
(3) that court intervention is necessary to assist the department in providing necessary services to the child and the family.
B. In addition to the allegations required pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this section, a petition that alleges a child's chronic absence from school shall be accompanied by an affidavit filed by a school official, in accordance with the provisions of Section 32-3A-3 [32A-3A-3] NMSA 1978.
History: 1978 Comp., § 32A-3B-11, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 83.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 3B - Families in Need of Court-Ordered Services
Section 32A-3B-1 - Short title; purpose.
Section 32A-3B-2 - Definitions.
Section 32A-3B-3 - Protective custody; interference with protective custody; penalty.
Section 32A-3B-4 - Protective custody; restrictions; time limitations.
Section 32A-3B-5 - Notification to family; release from protective custody.
Section 32A-3B-6 - Place of custody.
Section 32A-3B-6.1 - Indian child placement; preferences.
Section 32A-3B-7 - Protective custody hearing; time limitations.
Section 32A-3B-8 - Basic rights.
Section 32A-3B-9 - Change in placement.
Section 32A-3B-10 - Petition; endorsement of petition.
Section 32A-3B-11 - Petition; allegations.
Section 32A-3B-12 - Adjudicatory hearing; time limitations.
Section 32A-3B-13 - Conduct of hearings; penalty.
Section 32A-3B-14 - Findings; dismissal; dispositional matters.
Section 32A-3B-15 - Plan for family services.
Section 32A-3B-16 - Dispositional judgment.
Section 32A-3B-19 - Periodic review of dispositional judgments.
Section 32A-3B-20 - Parental responsibility.