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STATE EX REL., ETC. v. NATURAL FATHER

No. 3789.

598 P.2d 1182 (1979)

93 N.M. 222

STATE of New Mexico ex rel. HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, Petitioner-Appellee, v. NATURAL FATHER and Natural Mother, Respondents-Appellants. In the Matter of John DOE, Jane Doe, and Tom Doe, Children.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

July 24, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmett C. Hart, Albuquerque, for respondents-appellants.

Jeff Bingaman, Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, Elaine Watson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Albuquerque, for petitioner-appellee.

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

The children's court ruled that the three children were neglected; legal and physical custody of the children was awarded to the Department of Human Services. The parents appeal. There are (1) three constitutional issues, (2) one issue of statutory interpretation, and (3) two evidentiary issues.

Constitutional Issues

(a) Title of the Children's Code

The Children's Code defines a "neglected child...

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