N.M. Stat. § 32A-1-11
Petition; form and content.
A petition initiating proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 32A, Article 2,
3B, 4 or 6 NMSA 1978 shall be entitled, "In the Matter of ............, a child", and shall set
forth with specificity:
A. the facts necessary to invoke the jurisdiction of the court;
B. if violation of a criminal statute or other law or ordinance is alleged, the citation to
the appropriate law;
C. the name, birth date and residence address of the child;
D. the name and residence address of the parents, guardian, custodian or spouse, if
any, of the child; and if no parent, guardian, custodian or spouse, if any, resides or can
be found within the state or if a residence address is unknown, the name of any known
adult relative residing within the state or, if there be none, the known adult relative
residing nearest to the court;
E. whether the child is in custody or detention pursuant to the Delinquency Act
[Chapter 32A, Article 2 NMSA 1978] and, if so, the place of custody or detention and the
time the child was taken into custody;
F. whether the child is an Indian child and, if so, any additional information required
pursuant to the Indian Family Protection Act [32A-28-1 to 32A-28-42 NMSA 1978]; and
G. if any of the matters required to be set forth by this section are not known, a
statement of those matters and the fact that they are not known.