{"data":{"id":"us-nm/32a-5-10","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"32A-5-10","heading":"Venue.","body":"A petition for adoption may be filed in any county where:\nA. a petitioner is a resident;\nB. the adoptee is physically present at the time the petition is filed;\nC. an office of the agency that placed the adoptee for adoption is located; or\nD. the department office from which the child was placed is located.","path":["Chapter 32A - Children's Code","ARTICLE 5 Adoptions"],"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":"55ac912cab92419a5d30d79201ec9e27ef5cd486caa17655de6e56eff24d58ef","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/32a-5-9","next":"us-nm/32a-5-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}