New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 26 - FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION
Part 3 - ADOPTION ACT REGULATIONS
Section 8.26.3.19 - TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.26.3.19
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. See Sections 32A-5-15 and 32A-5-16 NMSA 1978.
B. Initiation of termination of parental rights action: A termination of parental rights (hereafter TPR) action may be initiated by:
(1) a separate
action prior to the filing of the petition for adoption;
(2) simultaneously with the petition for
adoption; or
(3) subsequent to the
filing of the petition for adoption by motion in the adoption
proceeding.
C. A TPR action shall be served in accordance with the rules of civil procedure for the district courts for service of a civil action in this state with the exception that the department may be served by certified mail.
D. Full disclosure: Reasonable efforts shall be made to obtain full disclosure in a termination of parental rights proceeding.
E. Indian child: If the adoptee is an Indian child, also see Section 44 [now 8.26.3.44 NMAC].
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