Local Rule LR2-501. Adoption; new birth certificate.

[Related Statewide Statute NMSA 1978, § 32A-5-38] To apply for a birth certificate in the new name of the adoptee, the petitioner, through counsel or pro se, shall present a completed application for a birth certificate to the children’s court clerk for certification within thirty (30) days after the final decree of adoption is filed. Petitioner then shall forward the application along with any appropriate fee in accordance with Section 32A-5-38 NMSA 1978. Application forms shall be available from the children’s court clerk. [LR2-201 recompiled and amended as LR2-501 by Supreme Court Order No. 16-8300- 015, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2016.]