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2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code
Article 5 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property
Part 2 - GUARDIAN OF MINORS
Section 45-5-201 - Appointment and status of guardian of minor; general.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 45-5-201 (2017)
45-5-201. Appointment and status of guardian of minor; general.
A person becomes a guardian of a minor by parental appointment or upon appointment by the court. The guardianship status continues until terminated, without regard to the location from time to time of the guardian or minor protected person.
History: 1953 Comp., 32A-5-201, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, 5-201; 1995, ch. 210, 50; 2009, ch. 159, 28.
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