CHATTERJEE v. KING

No. 29,823.

253 P.3d 915 (2010)

2011-NMCA-012

Bani CHATTERJEE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Taya KING, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted, January 27, 2011, No. 32,789.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caren I. Friedman , Santa Fe, NM, N. Lynn Perls , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

Kerri L. Allensworth , Atkinson & Kelsey, P.A., Patrick L. McDaniel , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.

New Mexico Legal Group, P.C., Julie Bishop , University of New Mexico School of Law, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez , Professor, Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae, National Center for Lesbian Rights.


OPINION

WECHSLER, Judge.

{1} This case involves the issue of whether a non-parent has standing to assert a custody and/or visitation claim, absent a finding of unfitness of the natural or adoptive parent, under New Mexico statutory or case law. Petitioner Bani Chatterjee appeals the district court's dismissal of her petition to establish parentage and determine custody and time sharing with regard to the adopted child of her former partner,...

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