In the Matter of Grace H.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO Opinion Number: ___________ Filing Date: June 12, 2014 Docket No. 34,126 IN THE MATTER OF GRACE H., a child, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, ex. rel., CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, Petitioner-Respondent, v. MAURICE H., Respondent-Petitioner. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING ON CERTIORARI John Julio Romero, District Judge Law Offices of Jane B. Yohalem Jane B. Yohalem Santa Fe, NM for Petitioner New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department Rebecca J. Liggett Santa Fe, NM for Respondent OPINION VIGIL, Chief Justice. {1} This case concerns a father whose…