{"data":{"id":"us-nm/32a-1-11","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"32A-1-11","heading":"Petition; form and content.","body":"A petition initiating proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 32A, Article 2, 3B, 4 or 6 NMSA 1978 shall be entitled, \"In the Matter of ............, a child\", and shall set forth with specificity:\nA. the facts necessary to invoke the jurisdiction of the court;\nB. if violation of a criminal statute or other law or ordinance is alleged, the citation to the appropriate law;\nC. the name, birth date and residence address of the child;\nD. the name and residence address of the parents, guardian, custodian or spouse, if any, of the child; and if no parent, guardian, custodian or spouse, if any, resides or can be found within the state or if a residence address is unknown, the name of any known adult relative residing within the state or, if there be none, the known adult relative residing nearest to the court;\nE. whether the child is in custody or detention pursuant to the Delinquency Act [Chapter 32A, Article 2 NMSA 1978] and, if so, the place of custody or detention and the time the child was taken into custody;\nF. whether the child is an Indian child and, if so, any additional information required pursuant to the Indian Family Protection Act [32A-28-1 to 32A-28-42 NMSA 1978]; and\nG. if any of the matters required to be set forth by this section are not known, a statement of those matters and the fact that they are not known.","path":["Chapter 32A - Children's Code","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18532/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"a198ca1c9ae866d8bf3a76d729839f094cc9fda2224c1d7f03f5f8cf6ff9dd40","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/32a-1-10","next":"us-nm/32a-1-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}