§ 32A-5-1 Short title
§ 32A-5-2 Purpose
§ 32A-5-3 Definitions
§ 32A-5-4 Application of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
§ 32A-5-5 Indian child placement preferences
§ 32A-5-6 Authority of the department
§ 32A-5-7 Clerk of the court; duties
§ 32A-5-8 Confidentiality of records
§ 32A-5-9 Caption
§ 32A-5-10 Venue
§ 32A-5-11 Who may be adopted; who may adopt
§ 32A-5-12 Placement for adoption; restrictions; full disclosure
§ 32A-5-13 Independent adoptions; request for placement;
§ 32A-5-14 Pre-placement study
§ 32A-5-14.1 Criminal history records check; background checks
§ 32A-5-15 Termination of parental rights
§ 32A-5-16 Termination procedures
§ 32A-5-17 Persons whose consents or relinquishments are required
§ 32A-5-18 Implied consent or relinquishment
§ 32A-5-19 Persons whose consents or relinquishments are not required
§ 32A-5-20 Putative father registry; notice; penalty
§ 32A-5-21 Form of consent or relinquishment
§ 32A-5-22 Persons required to receive counseling; content and form of counseling
§ 32A-5-23 Persons who may take consents or relinquishments;
§ 32A-5-24 Relinquishments to the department
§ 32A-5-25 Petition; time of filing
§ 32A-5-26 Petition; content
§ 32A-5-27 Notice of petition; form of service; waiver
§ 32A-5-28 Response to petition
§ 32A-5-29 Custody pending decree
§ 32A-5-30 Removal of adoptee from the county
§ 32A-5-31 Post-placement report
§ 32A-5-32 Stepparent adoptions
§ 32A-5-33 Appointment of guardian ad litem or attorney for the adoptee or other party
§ 32A-5-34 Fees and charges; damages
§ 32A-5-35 Open adoptions
§ 32A-5-36 Adjudication; disposition; decree of adoption
§ 32A-5-37 Status of adoptee and petitioner upon entry of decree of adoption
§ 32A-5-38 Birth certificates
§ 32A-5-39 Recognition of foreign decrees
§ 32A-5-39.1 Application of the federal Intercountry Adoption Act
§ 32A-5-40 Post-decree of adoption access to records
§ 32A-5-41 Appointment of confidential intermediary
§ 32A-5-42 Penalties
§ 32A-5-42.1 Unauthorized adoption facilitation; penalties
§ 32A-5-42.2 Advertising adoption services; requirements; penalties
§ 32A-5-43 Purpose of subsidized adoptions
§ 32A-5-44 Eligibility for subsidized adoptions
§ 32A-5-45 Administration of subsidized adoptions

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 32A > Article 5 - Adoptions

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
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  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
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  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
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