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State Ex Rel. Department of Human Services v. Avinger

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided May 19, 1986No. 16134PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FEDERICI, Justice.

The Department of Human Services (DHS) filed a child neglect petition against Kathy Latham Avinger (Avinger) under the Children’s Code, NMSA 1978, Sections 32-1-1 to -53 (Repl.Pamp.1981) on November 6, 1984. Avinger raised jurisdictional issues under New Mexico’s Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (CCJA), NMSA 1978, Sections 40-10-1 to -24 (Repl.Pamp.1983), based on the fact that she had been awarded custody of the subject children under a Texas divorce decree. No party raised or briefed the application of the federal Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act (PKPA), 28 U.S.C.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. New York Ex Rel. Halvey v. HalveySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. United Nuclear Corp. v. General Atomic Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
  3. State Ex Rel. State Park & Recreation Commission v. New Mexico State AuthorityNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
  4. State Ex Rel. Valles v. BrownNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Mitchell v. MitchellCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. L.G. v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1995
  2. Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-JenkinsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
  3. Matter of Sayeh R.New York Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. In Re Interest of LWNebraska Supreme Court · 1992
  5. G.S. v. EwingSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990

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