To the extent practicable, any provision of the Adoption Act applicable to a father-child relationship applies to a mother-child relationship or parent-child relationship, and any provision of the Adoption Act applicable to a mother-child relationship applies to a father-child relationship or parent-child relationship.
§ 32A-5-3.1 NMSA 1978
Applicability of terms
Known as the Adoption Act
The act spans §§ 32–32 (51 sections).
1978 Comp., § 32A-5-3.1, enacted by Laws 2025, ch. 15, § 2.
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.