AEDA v. AEDA

No. 31,182.

310 P.3d 646 (2013)

2013-NMCA-095

Maria Magdalena AEDA, a/k/a Magdalena Giron, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Osamah AEDA, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted, September 20, 2013, No. 34,291.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Magdalena Giron, Las Cruces, NM, Pro Se Appellee.

Keithly & English, P.C., Shane A. English , Anthony, NM, for Appellant.


OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

{1} As a matter of first impression we are asked to decide whether termination of parental rights ends a parent's obligation to make child support payments imposed in a divorce decree. We conclude that a termination of parental rights severs the parent-child relationship completely — including the support obligation. As a result we reverse the district court's order.1

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