Legal Opinion
Helen G. v. Mark J.H.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided November 26, 2007No. 30,021, 30,027PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Justice.
{1} In interpreting our Adoption Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 32A-5-1 to -45 (1993, as amended through 2005), we determine for the first time what actions an unwed biological father must take, and when he must take them, to qualify as an “acknowledged father” under the Act, making his consent a prerequisite to the adoption of his child. Section 32A-5-17(A)(5) (“Consent to adoption ... shall be required of ... the adoptee’s acknowledged father.”). Our interpretation of the Adoption Act draws upon the language of the section at issue in this appeal, and upon the language of the…
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