State Ex Rel. Department of Human Services v. Avinger
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
Proceeding under the Children's Code, NMSA 1978, Sections 32-1-1 to -45 (Repl. Pamp.1981 & Cum.Supp.1985), see Section 32-1-1, the children’s court found that Avinger’s children had been abandoned and neglected. Section 32-1-3(L)(1) and (2). Avinger contends the evidence of abandonment and neglect was not clear and convincing. She also attacks two evidentiary rulings. We do not decide these issues because two jurisdictional issues are dis-positive. The jurisdictional issues arise under New Mexico’s Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (CCJA), NMSA 1978, Sections 40-10-1 to -24…
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