Form 4A-508. Ex parte order appointing temporary kinship guardian(s).

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. EX PARTE ORDER APPOINTING TEMPORARY KINSHIP GUARDIAN(S) [ ] AND NOTICE OF HEARING THIS MATTER, coming before the court ex parte on ___________________ (date) on Petitioner(s)’ Ex Parte Motion to Appoint Temporary Kinship Guardian for the minor child(ren), and the court being sufficiently advised, FINDS: 1. Section 40-10B-7 NMSA 1978 of the Kinship Guardianship Act allows this court to appoint a temporary guardian ex parte on good cause shown, to serve for one hundred and eighty (180) days. 2. A petition to appoint kinship guardian has been filed regarding the following children: Child’s name Birth year Age ___________________________ ________ ______ ___________________________ ________ ______ ___________________________ ________ ______ 3. Based on the Motion, there is good cause for the ex parte appointment of a temporary guardian. 4. If a party files an objection to this Order and submits a copy to the assigned judge with a request for hearing, the court shall schedule a hearing to be held within ten (10) days of the date the objection is filed, as provided in Section 40-10B-7(C) NMSA 1978. WHEREFORE IT IS ORDERED: 1. Petitioner(s) is/are appointed as the temporary guardian(s) of the following children: Child’s name Birth year Age ___________________________ ________ ______ ___________________________ ________ ______ ___________________________ ________ ______ 2. The appointment of temporary kinship guardian(s) shall expire in one hundred and eighty (180) days from the date of the filing of this order or further order of this court, whichever occurs first. 3. The guardian(s) has/have the legal rights and duties of a parent except the right to consent to the adoption of the child(ren), as provided in Section 40-10B-13(A) NMSA 1978. 4. The parental rights and duties of _____________________ (names of Respondents) pertaining to the child(ren) are hereby temporarily suspended. This means that while the guardianship is in effect, the guardian(s) have the right to make all decisions about the health, education, and welfare of the child(ren) unless otherwise ordered by the court. 5. Visitation between the legal parents and the minor child(ren), or any other persons, shall be at the discretion of the guardian(s), as provided in Section 40-10B- 13(B) NMSA 1978. 6. Petitioner shall immediately have the Petition to Appoint Kinship Guardian(s), this Ex Parte Order Appointing Temporary Kinship Guardian(s), and a copy of the summons personally served on each of the named Respondents. 7. Other orders: _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 8. A hearing on the Petition to Appoint Kinship Guardian is set for: _____________ ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________ District Court Judge