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MATTER OF DOE

No. 14050.

647 P.2d 400 (1982)

98 N.M. 198

In the Matter of Jane DOE, a child. STATE of New Mexico, ex rel. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner, v. Eloida MINJARES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 16, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Bingaman, Atty. Gen., Bruce M. Burwell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for petitioner.

Larry R. Hill, Alamogordo, for respondent.

OPINION

EASLEY, Chief Justice.

The Human Services Department (Department) sought to terminate the parental rights of Mrs. Minjares. The trial court granted the Department's petition, but the Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the trial court's decision was not supported by clear and convincing evidence. We granted the petition for certiorari, and we reverse the Court of Appeals.

We discuss whether the trial court's decision to terminate parental...

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