Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. Paul P.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 18, 1999No. 19,100PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Chief Judge.
{1} Paul P., Jr. (Father) appeals the trial court’s order dismissing him from the children’s court proceedings regarding his son, Paul P., Ill (Child). The trial court found that Father’s consent to adoption or relinquishment of parental rights to the child was not required under NMSA 1978, § 32A-5-19(C) (1997). We disagree and reverse.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
{2} The relevant facts are not in dispute. Father is the biological father of Child. At the time that Child was conceived, Father was married to Child’s maternal grandmother (Grandmother). Mother…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Gracia v. BittnerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
- State v. LuceroNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- State v. HargroveNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Children Youth & Families Department v. Arthur C.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2011
- State Ex Rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. Athena H.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2006
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