Legal Opinion
State v. PENNY J.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided November 2, 1994No. 14944PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLACK, Judge.
Appellant Penny J. is a parent who has been diagnosed as having borderline personality disorder and borderline intellectual function resulting from cognitive difficulties, neurological soft signs, and seizure activity. The New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (“the Department”) worked with Appellant over a five-year period as a result of repeated reports that Appellant was abusing and neglecting her children. In 1992, the Department moved to terminate Appellant’s parental rights. The district court, children’s court division, determined that the Department…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Matter of MontgomerySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
- Lehman Ex Rel. Lehman v. Lycoming County Children's Services AgencySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Woolwine v. Furr's, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
- Egly v. Blackford County Department of Public WelfareIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
- In Re Adoption of JJSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State ex rel. Children, Youth & Families DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2002
- Matter of Termination of Parental RightsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
- State Ex Rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. JohnNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
- State v. Eventyr J.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995