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Form 4A-504. Order for service of process by publication in a newspaper.

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Form Type Domestic Relations Forms
Citations - New Mexico Laws and Court Rules
Rule Set 4A - Domestic Relations Forms - cited by 280 documents

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4A-504. Order for service of process by publication in a newspaper.

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.

 

ORDER FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS

BY PUBLICATION IN A NEWSPAPER

(THIS ORDER IS NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN NEWSPAPERS)

 

Petitioner(s) filed a motion requesting that the court approve service of process on ______________________________________________ (name of Respondent to be served) by publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

 

The court FINDS that Petitioner has made diligent efforts to make personal service, but has not been able to complete service of process. The last known address of ________________________ (name of Respondent to be served) is ______________________________________________________________ (Respondent’s last known address).

 

The court further FINDS that the newspaper of general circulation in this county is (name of newspaper) _________________________________________________, and that

 

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner serve process on _____________________ (name of Respondent) by publishing the Notice of Pendency of Action (Form 4A-503 NMRA) once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in the (name of newspaper) ____________________________.

 

Petitioner shall file proof of service with a copy of the affidavit of publication when service has been completed.

 

Dated this _____ day of ___________, 20___

 

 

____________________________
District Judge

 

USE NOTES

 

1.         Enter initials of each child listed in the Petition to Appoint Kinship Guardian.

 

[Approved by Supreme Court Order No. 16-8300-020, effective for all pleadings and papers filed on or after December 31, 2016; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 17-8300-017, effective for all pleadings and papers filed on or after December 31, 2017; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 22-8300-020, effective for all pleadings and papers filed on or after December 31, 2022; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. S-1-RCR-2023-00052, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2024.]

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