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40-10B-3. Definitions.

As used in the Kinship Guardianship Act [40-10B-1 NMSA 1978]:   

A.     "caregiver" means an adult, who is not a parent of a child, with whom a child resides and who provides that child with the care, maintenance and supervision consistent with the duties and responsibilities of a parent of the child;   

B.     "child" means an individual who is a minor;   

C.     "kinship" means the relationship that exists between a child and a relative of the child, a godparent, a member of the child's tribe or clan or an adult with whom the child has a significant bond;   

D.     "parent" means a biological or adoptive parent of a child whose parental rights have not been terminated; and   

E.     "relative" means an individual related to a child as a spouse, parent, stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, first cousin or any person denoted by the prefix "grand" or "great", or the spouse or former spouse of the persons specified.   

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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-40 > Article-10b > Section-40-10b-3

40-10B-3. Definitions.

As used in the Kinship Guardianship Act [40-10B-1 NMSA 1978]:   

A.     "caregiver" means an adult, who is not a parent of a child, with whom a child resides and who provides that child with the care, maintenance and supervision consistent with the duties and responsibilities of a parent of the child;   

B.     "child" means an individual who is a minor;   

C.     "kinship" means the relationship that exists between a child and a relative of the child, a godparent, a member of the child's tribe or clan or an adult with whom the child has a significant bond;   

D.     "parent" means a biological or adoptive parent of a child whose parental rights have not been terminated; and   

E.     "relative" means an individual related to a child as a spouse, parent, stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, first cousin or any person denoted by the prefix "grand" or "great", or the spouse or former spouse of the persons specified.   


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-40 > Article-10b > Section-40-10b-3

40-10B-3. Definitions.

As used in the Kinship Guardianship Act [40-10B-1 NMSA 1978]:   

A.     "caregiver" means an adult, who is not a parent of a child, with whom a child resides and who provides that child with the care, maintenance and supervision consistent with the duties and responsibilities of a parent of the child;   

B.     "child" means an individual who is a minor;   

C.     "kinship" means the relationship that exists between a child and a relative of the child, a godparent, a member of the child's tribe or clan or an adult with whom the child has a significant bond;   

D.     "parent" means a biological or adoptive parent of a child whose parental rights have not been terminated; and   

E.     "relative" means an individual related to a child as a spouse, parent, stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, first cousin or any person denoted by the prefix "grand" or "great", or the spouse or former spouse of the persons specified.