New Mexico Statutes
§ 32A-5-11 — Who may be adopted; who may adopt
A. Any child may be adopted. B. Residents who are one of the following may adopt:
(1)any individual who has been approved by the court as a suitable adoptive parent pursuant to the provisions of the Adoption Act; and (2) a married individual without the individual's spouse joining in the adoption if:
(a)the nonjoining spouse is a parent of the adoptee;
(b)the individual and the nonjoining spouse are legally separated; or (c) the failure of the nonjoining spouse to join in the adoption is excused for reasonable circumstances as determined by the court. C. Nonresidents who meet the criteria of Subsection B of this section may adopt in New Mexico if the adoptee is a resident of New Mexico or was born in New Mexico but is less than six months of age and was placed by the department or an ag
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Legislative History
1978 Comp., § 32A-5-11, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 138.
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Repealed§ 32A-1-15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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