Grandparent Visitation in New Mexico [2]
Jurisdiction:
- New Mexico [3]
Area of Law:
New Mexico law does not give a grandparent any automatic rights to custody over their grandchild [6]. Instead, grandparents have the privilege of visitation with their grandchildren and that visitation may only be granted under certain specific instances, which are defined by statute in NMSA ยง 40-9-2 [7]...
To continue reading the rest of Collins & Collins' article, which provides several useful links pertaining to divorce and grandparents' visitation privileges, go to the Albuquerque Divorce Lawyer Blog [8]. The blog's homepage can be viewed here [9].