Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. William M.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 7, 2007No. 26,258PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSTAMANTE, Judge.
{1} William M.R., Sr. (Father) appeals from a judgment terminating his parental rights to William M-R., Jr. and Joel M-R. (the Children), pursuant to NMSA 1978, §§ 32A-4-28(B)(l) and (2) (2005). On appeal, Father argues that (1) he was denied due process because the Children, Youth and Families Department (the Department) did not provide Father with written materials in Spanish, (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel due to the limited ability of his court-appointed attorney to communicate with him in Spanish, and (3) there was not clear and convincing…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- State v. GomezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
- United States v. Michael R. Bennett, William G. Bennett, Anastasio Cervantes, Eydler Castellano, Maximo Hildo Feijo-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Santano Coronel-Quintana, A/K/A Santana Coronel-Quintana, United States of America v. Inocencio CoronelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- STATE EX REL. CHILDREN v. HectorNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008
- L. A. Cnty. Dep't of Children & Family Servs. v. A.S. (In re J.P.), California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
- State Ex Rel. Children, Youth & Families Dep't v. Keon H. (In Re Anhayla H.)New Mexico Supreme Court · 2018
- State ex rel. CYFD v. Keon H.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2018
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