N.M. R. Child. Ct. 10-501

As amended through August 23, 2024
Rule 10-501 - Abuse/Neglect petition

Abuse/Neglect petition

N.M. R. Child. Ct. 10-501

ANNOTATIONS The 2014 amendment, approved by Supreme Court Order No. 14-8300-009, effective December 31, 2014, provided for the use of the form for one or more children; provided for a statement of facts by reference to the affidavit attached to the motion for ex parte custody order; provided a check list of allegations of neglect or abuse; provided for allegations concerning aggravated circumstances, the Indian Child Welfare Act, and custody of the children; deleted the former caption of the case and added the current caption; in the introductory sentence, deleted "Comes now the" and added "The New Mexico", added "(CYFD)" and changed "attorney" to "children's court attorney"; in Paragraph 1, deleted " ______ (name of respondent or respondents (has)(have)" and added "Respondent(s) has/have", after "abused or neglected" deleted " ______ , a child" and added the remainder of the sentence; in Paragraph 2, deleted "The child's birthdate is ______ (month, day and year of birth)" and added the current sentence and column headings for the childrens' names and dates of birth; in Paragraph 3, deleted the former sentence which provided for the address of the child and added the current sentence; added Paragraph 4; in Paragraph 5, after "to this petition are", added the remainder of the sentence; deleted former Paragraph 6 which provided for the names and addresses of each respondent and their relationship to the child; added current Paragraph 6; in Paragraph 7, deleted the former sentence which alleged that the department had completed an investigation of the allegations and determined that the best interests of the child required the filing of the petition and added the current sentence; in Paragraph 8, deleted the former first sentence which alleged that the child was or was not in the custody of the Department, deleted the former second sentence which alleged the date the child was placed in custody of the Department, and added the current sentence; in Paragraph 9, deleted the former sentence which alleged the place of custody of the child and added the current sentence; in Paragraph 10, deleted the former sentence which alleged that the child was or was not Native American and added the current sentence; in the last unnumbered paragraph, in the introductory sentence, changed "WHEREFORE, the Children, Youth and Families Department" to "CYFD therefore"; in the request for relief, in Paragraph 1, after "The", deleted "child be adjudicated abused or neglected" and added the remainder of the sentence; in the request for relief, in Paragraph 2, deleted the former sentence which asked the court to place the child in the custody of the Department and added the current sentence; in the request for relief, in Paragraph 3, deleted the former sentence which asked the court to hold a custody hearing, and added the current sentence and added the signature line and contact data for the children's court attorney. Recompilations. - Pursuant to Supreme Court Order No. 14-8300-009, former Form 10-454 NMRA was recompiled and amended as Form 10-501 NMRA, effective December 31, 2014.