Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. Vincent L.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 20, 1998No. 19060PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
{1} This case requires us to decide whether the Abuse and Neglect Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 32A-4-1 through -33 (1993), prior to its amendment in 1997, permits the children’s court to adjudicate a child abused or neglected without being able to assign responsibility for the abuse or neglect to a parent, guardian, or custodian. We hold that it does not.
PROCEDURE AND ISSUES
{2} The Department appeals an order dismissing an abuse and neglect petition. The docketing statement raised the issue identified above, as well as two issues dealing with the admission and exclusion of…
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- State v. TabahaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
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