New Mexico Statutes
§ 40-7A-2 — Purpose
New Mexico § 40-7A-2
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-7A-2 (2026).
Text
The purpose of the Child Placement Agency Licensing Act is to facilitate the licensing of child placement agencies for the placement of abused, neglected, dependent or homeless children in a stable and loving environment where a healthy and normal parent-child relationship may exist between the foster or adoptive parent and the child.
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Legislative History
Laws 1981, ch. 171, § 2.
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Repealed§ 40-1-16
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Uniform use form§ 40-1-19
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 40-7A-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/40/40-7A-2.