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U.S. State Codes
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New-Mexico
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Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs
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Article 14 - Adult Adoptions
Article 14 - Adult Adoptions
Section 40-14-1 - Short title.
Section 40-14-2 - [Definitions.]
Section 40-14-3 - Jurisdiction.
Section 40-14-4 - Venue.
Section 40-14-5 - Who may be adopted; who may adopt.
Section 40-14-6 - Consent to the adoption.
Section 40-14-7 - Petition; content.
Section 40-14-8 - Petition; caption.
Section 40-14-9 - Notice of petition; service; waiver.
Section 40-14-10 - Response to petition.
Section 40-14-11 - Appointment of attorney for incompetent adoptee.
Section 40-14-12 - Adjudication; disposition; decree of adoption.
Section 40-14-13 - Status of adoption and petitioner upon entry of decree of adoption.
Section 40-14-14 - Birth certificates.
Section 40-14-15 - Recognition of foreign decrees.