Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Human Services Department
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided October 4, 1994No. 21721PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FROST, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review an opinion of the Court of Appeals, In re Kira M., 116 N.M. 514, 864 P.2d 803 (Ct.App.1993), deciding that relinquishment of parental rights and consent to adoption may be withdrawn on grounds that consent was involuntary and thus ineffective. Id. at 518, 864 P.2d at 807. Contrary to the conclusion reached by the Court of Appeals, we discern no legislative intent to expand the grounds for withdrawal of relinquishment or consent beyond that of fraud, the single ground expressly stated in the Adoption Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 40-7-29 to -61…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. TurnbowNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
- V.P. Clarence Co. v. ColgateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- Barwin v. ReidyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1957
- State Ex Rel. Barela v. New Mexico State Board of EducationNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Hsd in Matter of Kira M.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
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