Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. Vanessa C.

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided February 9, 2000No. 20181PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PICKARD, Chief Judge.

{1} Mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to Brittany and Alisha. On appeal, Mother raises five issues: (1) the trial court violated her right to due process by making a finding of futility (finding that additional efforts to engage her in a treatment plan to reunify her with her children would be futile) at an informal judicial review hearing, even though no party asked for a full evidentiary hearing; (2) the trial court’s finding of futility was erroneous because it relied on hearsay in violation of Rule 11-802 NMRA 2000, even though Mother did…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. M. L. B. v. S. L. J.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. State v. BacaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
  4. State v. HesterNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
  5. State ex rel. Department of Human Services v. WilliamsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1989

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. Mafin M.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of J.T. v. Marion County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
  3. State ex rel. Children, Youth & Families DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2002
  4. State Ex Rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. William M.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. State Ex Rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. Amanda H.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2006

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