New Mexico
Statute: § 32A-4-33(A)-(C)
Records Confidential: Yes
Persons with access to records
CPS/State Agencies
Agencies From Other States
Courts/Judges
Law Enforcement
Attorneys General/Prosecutors
Attorneys, GAL's
Parents/Guardians
Treatment Providers
Persons without access to records
Grand Juries
Physicians
Reporters of Abuse
Researchers
Employers
Coroners
Review Teams
Subject of Reports
Public/Any Person
Other Substitute care review board School personnel Indian tribes Protection and advocacy representatives Foster parents Children's Safehouse organizations Court Appointed Special Advocates Persons authorized by court order
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The consent may be signed 48 hours after the birth of the child. In some cases the consent may be signed before a judge.
Pre-consents are not allowed in the state of New Mexico.
The consent is irrevocable upon signing if it signed before a judge.
New Mexico
Who May Adopt
Statute: § 32A-5-11
Any resident who has been approved by the court
Non-residents in cases in which a New Mexico agency or the department placed the child
A married person may file separately if a stepparent or legally separated.
Who May Be Adopted
Statute: §§ 32A-5-11; 32A-5-5
Any child
An Indian child should be placed with:
o His extended family
o Members of his tribe or
o Other Indian families
Who May Place a Child for Adoption
Statute: § 32A-5-12
The department
The appropriate public authority of another State
An agency
The court
The parent
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New Mexico
Birth Parent Expenses Allowed Statute: § 32A-5-34(B)
Birth Parent Expenses Not Allowed Statute: § 32A-5-34(B), (C)
Allowable Payments for Arranging Adoption Statute: § 32A-5-34(B)
Reasonable and actual fees for services
Allowable Payments for Relinquishing Child Statute: § 32A-5-34(D), (F)
Allowable Fees Charged by Department/Agency Statute: § 32A-5-34(B)
It is the responsibility of the petitioner to cover the cost of the preplacement study and the post-placement report.
Accounting of Expenses Required by Court Statute: § 32A-5-34(A)
Prior to the final hearing, the petitioner shall file a full accounting of all disbursements made or agreed to be made in connection with the adoption.
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New Mexico
Agency or Person Gathering Information or Preparing Report Statute: § 32A-5-14
Contents of Report About Person to be Adopted Statute: §§ 32A-5-3; 32A-5-14
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
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