Form 4A-502 NMRA
Form 4A-502. Motion for service by publication.
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF _______________
________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
______________________________, Petitioner(s)
No. _________________
IN THE MATTER OF THE KINSHIP GUARDIANSHIP OF
____________________________,1 (a) Child(ren) (use initials only), and concerning
____________________________, Respondent #1,
____________________________, Respondent #2.
MOTION FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION2
Petitioner(s), __________________________ (name(s) of Petitioner(s)), state(s)
that after diligent inquiry and search efforts, Petitioner(s) have been unable to serve
process on ___________________ (name of Respondent), and the following diligent
efforts were made to locate and serve the Respondent with a summons and petition:
(Check each method of service attempted and complete applicable blank spaces.)3
[ ] Personal service;
[ ] Service at Respondent’s last known residential address by
____________________________________________ (name of person attempting
service);
[ ] Service by mail or courier service under Rule 1-004(F) NMRA;
[ ] Service at Respondent’s last known business address;
[ ] Service at the address listed at the motor vehicle division for Respondent’s
driver’s license;
[ ] Service at the address listed in the last telephone directory listing for the
following city or county (list cities and counties): _______________________________;
[ ] A search of the records of the following courts (list courts):
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________;
[ ] A search of the records of inmates at the following jails/prisons:
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________;
[ ] Contacted the post office for the zip code of the last known address of
Respondent and there was no forwarding address;
[ ] Other (describe other attempts to locate and serve Respondent, including
searches using the internet, Facebook, or other social media):
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________;
WHEREFORE, Petitioner(s) ask(s) the court to permit service on Respondent by
publication of the attached Notice of Pendency of Action.4
Submitted by,
________________________________
Signature
________________________________
Printed name
________________________________
________________________________
Address
________________________________
Phone number and email address
VERIFICATION
I, ______________, Petitioner, affirm under penalty of perjury under the laws of the
State of New Mexico that I am the Petitioner in the above-entitled cause; that I have
read the motion for service by publication; and that the contents of the motion are true
and correct to the best of my information and belief.
Date: _______________________
________________________________
Signature of Petitioner