{"data":{"id":"us-nm/40-10b-13","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"40-10B-13","heading":"Rights and duties of guardian.","body":"A. A guardian appointed for a child pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act has the legal rights and duties of a parent except the right to consent to adoption of the child and except for parental rights and duties that the court orders retained by a parent.\nB. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, a guardian appointed pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act has authority to make all decisions regarding visitation between a parent and the child.\nC. A certified copy of the court order appointing a guardian pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act shall be satisfactory proof of the authority of the guardian, and letters of guardianship need not be issued.","path":["Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs","ARTICLE 10B Kinship Guardianship"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18540/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"d9e5d0fd8d383320561d8720a482c82ccf89e3422c9edef15e5e650cf1f8702e","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/40-10b-12","next":"us-nm/40-10b-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}