Decision-Making for the Permanent Placement of Children New Mexico

Schedule of Hearings

Statute: §§ 32A-4-25; 32A-4-25.1

Initial judicial review within 60 days of the disposition

Permanency hearing within 6 months of the initial judicial review

Subsequent periodic reviews within 6 months of the permanency hearing and every 6 months
thereafter

Persons Entitled to Attend Hearings

Statute: § 32A-4-25

All parties

Determinations Made at Hearings

Statute: § 32A-4-25

The extent to which the treatment plan has been implemented

For an Indian child, whether the placement
preferences of the child's Tribe were followed

Permanency Options

Statute: § 32A-4-25.1

Return to parent

Adoption

Emancipation of the child

Permanent guardianship

Long-term foster care