{"data":{"id":"us-nm/40-10b-9","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"40-10B-9","heading":"Guardian ad litem; appointment.","body":"A. In a proceeding to appoint a guardian pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the child upon the motion of a party or solely in the court's discretion. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem if a parent of the child is participating in the proceeding and objects to the appointment requested.\nB. In a proceeding in which a parent of the child has petitioned for the revocation of a guardianship established pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act and the guardian objects to the revocation, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem.\nC. The court may order all or some of the parties to a proceeding to pay a reasonable fee of a guardian ad litem. If all of the parties are indigent, the court may award a reasonable fee to the guardian ad litem to be paid out of funds of the court.","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":"119891c90fa85e40b5ec46e81a7f7b5d659413cb0bce879c8d44e1c665184883","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/40-10b-8","next":"us-nm/40-10b-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}