New Mexico Adoption Guide
Everything you need to know about adoption in New Mexico
Welcome, New Mexican’s! This guide was written to provide you with a single place to find information about adoption within New Mexico. It will walk you through everything from laws that will impact your adoption to reviews of adoption service providers in New Mexico.
We’ve divided this guide into five parts: first, general information about adopting in NM, then sections dedicated to domestic infant adoption (starting in Slide 6), foster adoption (Slide 19), international adoption (Slide 29), and stepparent adoption (Slide 33). And don’t miss our slide filled with links to helpful adoption resources (Slide 36)
2. Domestic Infant Adoption in New Mexico
Before you get started, check out our Baby Adoption Guide to learn more about the overall process of adopting an infant in the United States. Then, because laws and processes vary from state to state, come back to get the details about adoption in New Mexico.