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Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. Heim

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided August 31, 1976No. 2407PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

This appeal involves the adoption and custody of a child. The mother, father and grandfather of the child are Navajos. Chaparral (Chaparral Home & Adoption Services) is the adoption agency. Petitioners, the adoptive parents, are non-Indians. “Association” refers to the Association on American Indian Affairs, Inc. and the Navajo Nation of Indians. H.S.S.D. is the New Mexico Department of Health and Social Services. Association and H.S.S.D. are amici curiae; H.S.S.D. having been dismissed as a party to the habeas corpus proceeding.

The mother turned the child over to…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Mescalero Apache Tribe v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Fisher v. District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District of MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Duke City Lumber Company, Inc. v. TerrelNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Adoption of v. M. C.Alaska Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Matter of Adoption of DoeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
  2. White v. SutherlandNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Jesko v. Stauffer Chemical CompanyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. Matter of Adoption of JJBNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
  5. State v. AdamsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976

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