Venue
Known as the Adoption Act
The act spans §§ 32–32 (51 sections).
1978 Comp., § 32A-5-10, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 137.
A petition for adoption may be filed in any county where:
A. a petitioner is a resident;
B. the adoptee is physically present at the time the petition is filed;
C. an office of the agency that placed the adoptee for adoption is located; or
D. the department office from which the child was placed is located.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.