STATE EX REL. CYFD IN MATTER OF ESPERANZA M.

No. 17771.

955 P.2d 204 (1998)

124 N.M. 735

1998-NMCA-039

STATE of New Mexico, ex rel. CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, Petitioner-Appellee, In the Matter of ESPERANZA M., a child, and concerning Marian M., and Jesus M., Respondents-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

January 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela Adams, Chief Children's Court Attorney, Diane Garrity, Roy E. Stephenson, Jean Conner, Children's Court Attorneys, Santa Fe, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Michael E. Vigil, Marchiondo, Vigil & Associates, P.C., Albuquerque, for Respondents-Appellants.

Jennifer Davis Hall, Albuquerque, Appellate Guardian ad litem.


OPINION

WECHSLER, Judge.

1. As a result of an investigation, the Children, Youth and Families Division (CYFD) filed an ex parte custody petition in children's court, alleging that Esperanza M. (E.M.) was abused and neglected. Specifically, the petition alleged that Jesus M., E.M.'s adoptive father, sexually abused his daughter and that Marian M., E.M.'s mother, knew or should have known of the sexual abuse...

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