STATE OF N.M. EX REL. CYFD v. BENJAMIN O.

No. 28,790.

206 P.3d 171 (2009)

2009-NMCA-039

STATE of NEW MEXICO ex rel. CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, Petitioner-Appellee, v. BENJAMIN O., Respondent-Appellant, and In the Matter of Lakota C., a Child.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

March 13, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, Simon Romo, Chief Children's Court Attorney, Rebecca J. Liggett, Children's Court Attorney, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

Lopez & Sakura, L.L.P., Julie A. Sakura, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.


OPINION

CASTILLO, Judge.

{1} This is the third in a series of appeals dealing with Father's parental rights to his daughter. Father's arguments on appeal fall into two categories. First, he asserts that the Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD) failed to prove abandonment by clear and convincing evidence. Second, Father contends that the district court failed to comply with the procedure outlined by this

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