by admin | May 17, 2021 | Family Law, New Mexico
A guardian ad litem appointed by the court in a proceeding pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act shall:A. in connection with a petition for guardianship, make a diligent investigation of the circumstances surrounding the petition, including visiting the child in...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | Family Law, New Mexico
A. In a proceeding to appoint a guardian pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the child upon the motion of a party or solely in the court’s discretion. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem if a parent of...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | Family Law, New Mexico
A. Upon hearing, if the court finds that a qualified person seeks appointment, the venue is proper, the required notices have been given, the requirements of Subsection B of this section have been proved and the best interests of the minor will be served by the...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | Family Law, New Mexico
A. After the filing of the petition, upon motion of the petitioner or a person required to be served pursuant to Subsection B of Section 6 of the Kinship Guardianship Act, or upon its own motion, the court may appoint a temporary guardian to serve for not more than...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | Family Law, New Mexico
A. The court shall set a date for hearing on the petition, which date shall be no less than thirty and no more than ninety days from the date of filing the petition.B. The petition and a notice of the hearing shall be served upon: (1) the children, youth and families...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | Family Law, New Mexico
A. A petition seeking the appointment of a guardian pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act may be filed only by:(1) a kinship caregiver;(2) a caregiver, who has reached the age of twenty-one, with whom no kinship with the child exists, who has been nominated to be...
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