Section 40-10B-11 - Nomination objection by child.

NM Stat § 40-10B-11 (2019) (N/A)
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In a proceeding for appointment of a guardian pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act:

A. the court shall appoint a person nominated by a child who has reached his fourteenth birthday unless the court finds the nomination contrary to the best interests of the child; and

B. the court shall not appoint a person as guardian if a child who has reached his fourteenth birthday files a written objection in the proceeding before the person accepts appointment as guardian.

History: Laws 2001, ch. 167, § 11.