{"data":{"id":"us-nm/40-14-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"40-14-4","heading":"Venue.","body":"A. A petition for adoption may be filed in any county where:\n(1) a petitioner resides; or\n(2) the adoptee resides.\nB. A court that has jurisdiction under the Adult Adoption Act may decline to exercise jurisdiction any time before entering a decree if the court finds that under the circumstances of the case it is an inconvenient forum to make a determination. In that case, the court shall transfer the proceedings on any conditions that are just.","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":"922eae47f3001fa12ada0d35786253a2283681c4f03c3e0d42cb1257a299c9a4","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/40-14-3","next":"us-nm/40-14-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}