2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 32A: Children's Code
Article 5: Adoptions, 32A-5-1 through 32A-5-45
Section 32A-5-23: Persons who may take consents or relinquishments.
32A-5-23. Persons who may take consents or relinquishments.
A. A consent to adoption or relinquishment of parental rights shall be signed before and approved on the record by a judge who has jurisdiction over adoption proceedings, within or without this state, and who is in the jurisdiction in which the child is present or in which the parent resides at the time it is signed.
B. No parent may relinquish parental rights to the department or an agency without the department's or the agency's consent.
C. The consent or relinquishment shall be filed with the court in which the petition for adoption has been filed before adjudication of the petition.
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