N.M. Stat. § 32A-1-11
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§ 32A-1-11. Petition; form and content
Official statutory text
A petition initiating proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 32A, Article 2 , 3B , 4 or 6 NMSA 1978 shall be entitled, “In the Matter of ․․․․․․․․․․, a child”, and shall set forth with specificity:
A. the facts necessary to invoke the jurisdiction of the court;
B. if violation of a criminal statute or other law or ordinance is alleged, the citation to the appropriate law;
C. the name, birth date and residence address of the child;
D. the name and residence address of the parents, guardian, custodian or spouse, if any, of the child; and if no parent, guardian, custodian or spouse, if any, resides or can be found within the state or if a residence address is unknown, the name of any known adult relative residing within the state or, if there be none, the known adult relative residing nearest to the court;
E. whether the child is in custody or detention pursuant to the Delinquency Act and, if so, the place of custody or detention and the time the child was taken into custody;
F. whether the child is an Indian child and, if so, any additional information required pursuant to the Indian Family Protection Act; and
G. if any of the matters required to be set forth by this section are not known, a statement of those matters and the fact that they are not known.
A. the facts necessary to invoke the jurisdiction of the court;
B. if violation of a criminal statute or other law or ordinance is alleged, the citation to the appropriate law;
C. the name, birth date and residence address of the child;
D. the name and residence address of the parents, guardian, custodian or spouse, if any, of the child; and if no parent, guardian, custodian or spouse, if any, resides or can be found within the state or if a residence address is unknown, the name of any known adult relative residing within the state or, if there be none, the known adult relative residing nearest to the court;
E. whether the child is in custody or detention pursuant to the Delinquency Act and, if so, the place of custody or detention and the time the child was taken into custody;
F. whether the child is an Indian child and, if so, any additional information required pursuant to the Indian Family Protection Act; and
G. if any of the matters required to be set forth by this section are not known, a statement of those matters and the fact that they are not known.
Status: in_force
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