STATE v. STEVEN R.

No. 19,696.

992 P.2d 317 (1999)

128 N.M. 304

1999-NMCA-141

STATE of New Mexico, ex rel., CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, Petitioner-Appellee, v. In the Matter of STEVEN, Naomi, Santana and Joseph R. and Brenda G., and concerning Rosa R., Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

October 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela L. Adams, Chief Children's Court Attorney, Roy E. Stephenson, Children's Court Attorney, NM Children, Youth & Families Dep't, Santa Fe, for Appellee.

Jane Bloom Yohalem, Santa Fe, for Appellant.


OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

{1} Rosa R. (Mother) appeals the termination of her parental rights to her children, Steven, Naomi, Santana, and Joseph R., and Brenda G. Mother contends that she was denied due process of law when the termination hearing was held in her absence after she had been involuntarily deported to Mexico. We agree that under the circumstances of this case, Mother's right to meaningfully defend against the termination of her parental...

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