Sections 1 through 4 of this act [40-15-1 to 40-15-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Family Preservation Act”. History: Laws 2005, ch. 68, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 68 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 17, 2005, 90 […]
The purpose of the Family Preservation Act is to confirm the state’s policy of support for the family and to emphasize the responsibilities of parents and the state in the healthy development of children and the family as an institution. The Family Preservation Act is also intended to serve as a benchmark against which other […]
It is the policy of the state that its laws and programs shall: A. support intact, functional families and promote each family’s ability and responsibility to raise its children; B. strengthen families in crisis and at risk of losing their children, so that children can remain safely in their own homes when their homes are […]
A. Parents have joint primary responsibility for the well-being of their family. Parents have the primary responsibility to: (1) ensure that their children have adequate food, shelter, health care and a healthy environment; (2) support their children in all ways possible to grow up to be responsible, caring members of society; (3) ensure that their […]
