New Mexico's General Adoption Statutes
New Mexico
Agency or Person Gathering Information
or Preparing Report Statute: § 32A-5-14
- • Department of Children, Youth and Families
- • Agency
- • Investigators approved by the department
Contents of Report About Person to be
Adopted Statute: §§ 32A-5-3; 32A-5-14
- • Health, psychological, medical, hospital,
medication, and genetic history
- • Report of medical examination
- • Placement history
- • Physical description
- • Educational achievements
Contents of Report About Birth Parents Not
addressed in statutes reviewed; generally, health and genetic history
Contents of Report About Adoptive
Parents Statute: § 32A-5-14
- • Criminal record check
- • Medical certificate
- • Capacity and readiness for parenthood
- • Employment; financial resources
- • Emotional and physical health
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