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Code · New Mexico · Chapter 32A — Children'S Code · Article 28 — Indian Family Protection

32A-28-20. Petition to court to invalidate action.

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An Indian child who is the subject of a child custody proceeding, a parent, guardian or Indian custodian from whose custody the child was removed or the Indian child's tribe may petition the court to invalidate that action upon a showing that the action violated any provision of Section 4 [32A-28-4 NMSA 1978], 5 [32A-28-5 NMSA 1978], 7 [32A- 28-7 NMSA 1978], 9 [32A-28-9 NMSA 1978], 12 [32A-28-12 NMSA 1978], 13 [32A-28- 13 NMSA 1978], 14 [32A-28-14 NMSA 1978], 16 [32A-28-16 NMSA 1978], 17 [32A-28- 17 NMSA 1978], 18 [32A-28-18 NMSA 1978], 19 [32A-28-19 NMSA 1978], 21 [32A-28- 21 NMSA 1978], 28 [32A-28-28 NMSA 1978], 34 [32A-28-34 NMSA 1978] or 35 [32A- 28-35 NMSA 1978] of the Indian Family Protection Act.
History: Laws 2022, ch. 41, § 20.
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