Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. Amy B.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided September 17, 2002No. 22,432PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
{1} This ease involves NMSA 1978, §§ 32A-4-2(C), -22(C), and -28(B) (1999), which were passed in response to the Adoption and Safe Families Act, 42 U.S.C. § 671(a)(15)(D) (1997), and which delineate the circumstances under which the State need not undertake reasonable efforts to reunite the family prior to terminating a parent’s parental rights. Mother contends that the statutes were unconstitutionally applied to her and that her attorney rendered ineffective assistance of counsel in failing to object to their application in the circumstances of this ease. We disagree…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- State v. MadrigalNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
- In Re Heather C.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
- In re the Custody & Guardianship of Marino S.New York City Family Court · 1999
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. William M.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
- In Re the Custody & Parental Rights of A.P.Montana Supreme Court · 2007
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