N.M. Stat. § 32A-5-10

Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 32A-5-10 - Venue

A petition for adoption may be filed in any county where:

A. a petitioner is a resident;
B. the adoptee is physically present at the time the petition is filed;
C. an office of the agency that placed the adoptee for adoption is located; or
D. the department office from which the child was placed is located.

NMS § 32A-5-10

1978 Comp., § 32A-5-10, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 137.