DIAMOND v. DIAMOND

Nos. 30,009, 30,135.

245 P.3d 578 (2010)

2011-NMCA-002

Jhette DIAMOND, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Adrienne DIAMOND, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted, December 20, 2010, No. 32,695.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pegasus Legal Services for Children, Peter Klages , Tara Ford , Elizabeth V. McGrath , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.

Homeless Legal Clinic, Donna J. Lynch , Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.


OPINION

VANZI, Judge.

{1} The central question presented by this case is whether a court may award child support to a minor child who has been emancipated pursuant to the Emancipation of Minors Act (EMA), NMSA 1978, §§ 32A-21-1 to -7 (1995), for the period after emancipation and continuing until the emancipated minor reaches the age of eighteen. This case is consolidated from two district court cases. In the first case, the district...

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