{"data":{"id":"us-nm/40-14-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"40-14-2","heading":"[Definitions.]","body":"As used in the Adult Adoption Act:\nA. \"adoptee\" means any adult who is the subject of an adoption petition;\nB. \"adult\" means any individual who is eighteen years of age or older;\nC. \"court\" means the district court;\nD. \"parent\" means the biological or adoptive parent;\nE. \"person\" means an individual;\nF. \"petitioner\" means any person who signs a petition to adopt under the Adult Adoption Act; and\nG. \"resident\" means a person who, immediately prior to filing an adoption petition, has lived in the state for at least six months or a person who has become domiciled in the state by establishing legal residence with the intention of maintaining the residence indefinitely.","path":["Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs","ARTICLE 14 Adult Adoptions"],"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":"767ea81af8524b6128c56988437b1292bcdbbc01f008d50b8a010fa84910b1ab","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/40-14-1","next":"us-nm/40-14-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}