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Decision-Making for the Permanent Placement of Children New Mexico
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
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