{"data":{"id":"us-nm/40-14-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"40-14-5","heading":"Who may be adopted; who may adopt.","body":"A. Any adult may be adopted.\nB. Residents who are one of the following may adopt:\n(1) any adult who has been approved by the court as a suitable adoptive parent pursuant to the provisions of the Adult Adoption Act; or\n(2) a married adult, without the spouse of the married adult joining in the adoption if:\n(a) the non-joining spouse is a parent of the adoptee;\n(b) the adult who is adopting and the non-joining spouse are legally separated; or\n(c) the failure of the non-joining spouse to join in the adoption is excused for reasonable circumstances as determined by the court.","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":"3470120c903880c6d04764ca0eafde619eff2f1461d9f5b7cf3899052d85f7ec","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/40-14-4","next":"us-nm/40-14-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}