New Mexico Statutes
§ 32A-5-10 — Venue
New Mexico § 32A-5-10
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 32A-5-10 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative History
1978 Comp., § 32A-5-10, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 137.
Nearby Sections
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§ 32A-1-1
Short title§ 32A-1-10
Petition; who may sign§ 32A-1-11
Petition; form and content§ 32A-1-13
Summons; service§ 32A-1-14
Repealed§ 32A-1-15
Release or delivery from custody§ 32A-1-16
Basic rights§ 32A-1-17
Appeals§ 32A-1-18
Procedural matters§ 32A-1-19
Court costs and expenses§ 32A-1-2
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New Mexico § 32A-5-10, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/32A/32A-5-10.