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A father's rights in New Mexico include the right to receive notice of any court proceedings, the right to participate in a court hearing, and the right to be heard during the proceedings. Fathers also have the right to seek legal representation and to be informed of the progress of their case.

If the mother was unmarried at the time of the child's birth and no other name is listed on the certificate of birth as the father, the biological father's name may be added to the birth certificate by filing an Acknowledgment of Paternity Statement form. We also have a Spanish Version of the form available.

Absent parent: If a parent has been absent for 6 months or more, the law allows the other, more responsible parent, to petition to terminate parental rights. Not just parents can terminate: in fact, anyone with an interest in the well-being of a child can attempt to terminate one or both parents' rights.

? The statutory presumption that a man is presumed to be the natural father of a child if the man openly holds out the child as the man's natural child and has established a personal, financial or custodial relationship with the child applies to women.

A father's rights in New Mexico include the right to receive notice of any court proceedings, the right to participate in a court hearing, and the right to be heard during the proceedings. Fathers also have the right to seek legal representation and to be informed of the progress of their case.

Filing an affidavit with the New Mexico Department of Health. This is enough to establish paternity for purposes of state law, even if the parents aren't married to each other.