Legal Opinion
Chris & Christine L. v. Vanessa O.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 20, 2013No. Docket 32,193PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRY, Judge.
{1} In this adoption proceeding, Petitioners Chris and Christine L. (Adoptive Parents) sought and the district court ordered termination of the parental rights of Child’s biological mother (Mother). Although the adoption provisions of the Children’s Code provide that the district court shall appoint counsel for an indigent parent upon request, the district court in this case failed to advise Mother of this right. We conclude that this failure to advise constituted fundamental error. We reverse the final decree of adoption and remand for a determination of whether Mother was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- In re Ella B.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- State v. LeyvaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2011
- Bishop v. Evangelical Good Samaritan SocietyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
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