{"data":{"id":"us-nm/32a-3a-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"32A-3A-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Voluntary Placement and Family Services Act:\nA. \"child or family in need of family services\" means a family:\n(1) whose child's behavior endangers the child's health, safety, education or well-being;\n(2) whose child is excessively absent from public school as defined in the Attendance for Success Act [22-12A-1 to 22-12A-14 NMSA 1978];\n(3) whose child is absent from the child's place of residence for twenty-four hours or more without the consent of the parent, guardian or custodian;\n(4) in which the parent, guardian or custodian of a child refuses to permit the child to live with the parent, guardian or custodian; or\n(5) in which the child refuses to live with the child's parent, guardian or custodian;\nB. \"family services\" means services that address specific needs of the child or family;\nC. \"guardian\" means a person appointed as a guardian by a court or Indian tribal authority or a person authorized to care for a child by a parental power of attorney as permitted by law;\nD. \"guardianship assistance agreement\" means a written agreement entered into by the prospective guardian and the department or Indian tribe prior to the establishment of the guardianship by a court;\nE. \"guardianship assistance payments\" means payments made by the department to a kinship guardian or successor guardian on behalf of a child pursuant to the terms of a guardianship assistance agreement;\nF. \"guardianship assistance program\" means the financial subsidy program provided for in the Voluntary Placement and Family Services Act;\nG. \"kinship\" means the relationship that exists between a child and a relative of the child, a godparent, a member of the child's tribe or clan or an adult with whom the child has a significant bond;\nH. \"managed care organization\" means a person or entity eligible to enter into risk-based capitation agreements with the health care authority to provide health care and related services;\nI. \"subsidized guardianship\" means a guardianship that meets subsidy eligibility criteria pursuant to the Voluntary Placement and Family Services Act; and\nJ. \"voluntary placement agreement\" means a written agreement between the department and the parent or guardian of a child.","path":["Chapter 32A - Children's Code","ARTICLE 3A Voluntary Placement and Family Services"],"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":"bc0ec2ac097fcfb9f1d42387fc151d929b6db4fe15294c2e67d22cfdf99204e4","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/32a-3a-1","next":"us-nm/32a-3a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}