STATE EX REL. CYFD v. RUBEN C.

No. A-1-CA-38499.

521 P.3d 431 (2021)

2022-NMCA-063

STATE of New Mexico EX REL. CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, Petitioner-Appellee, v. RUBEN C., Respondent-Appellant, and Maisie Y., Respondent, In the Matter of Jupiter C., Jovian C., Jayden C., and Jaizie C., Children.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted, November 2, 2022, No. S-1-SC-39037.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Children, Youth & Families Department, Rebecca J. Liggett , Chief Children's Court Attorney, Robert Retherford , Children's Court Attorney, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

Susan C. Baker , El Prado, NM, for Appellant.

ChavezLaw, LLC, Rosenda M. Chavez , Sunland Park, NM, Guardian Ad Litem.


OPINION

{1} Ruben C. (Father) and Maisie Y. (Mother) are the parents of Jupiter C., Jayden C., Jovian C., and Jaizie C. (collectively, Children). Children are eligible for enrollment with Father's tribe, the Choctaw Nation (the Nation), and are thus Indian children for purposes of the Indian Child Welfare Act...

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