Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. Mercer-Smith
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 26, 2015No. 35,427; Docket Nos. 31,941 & 28,294PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSTAMANTE, Judge.
{1} In this case we assess what may be the outer edges of a court’s exercise of its contempt power. At the Respondent parents’ (James and Janet Mercer-Smith) urging the district court foitnd the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) in contempt of court for contravening the district court’s order concerning foster placement of two of their children in its custody. The Mercer-Smiths then sought, and the district court granted, damages for loss of enjoyment of life because the possibility for reconciliation with their children had been reduced as a result of…
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