Does New Mexico recognize International Adoption?
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go to the website posted below get the info you need for NM vital stats and ask them
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You need to contact either social service offices or adoption agencies--each has different criteria.
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Look up information on your state department of conservation or land management, they would handle any state parks and should be able to provide you with the requirements. Also, you might want to check with the U.S. Forest Service which would manage any federal parks in New Mexico.
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Contact the INS, they are the only ones, other than an expensive immigration attorney, that can give you dependable legal advice in this area. You should not try to obtain this kind of legal information on-line. The immigration laws are always changing, especially now with the mass of illegals in the U.S. Good luck with your endeavor! I wish you all the best! Thank you for being a responsible citizen and not trying to take short cuts! BRAVO! :)\n\nYou may also need to contact an adoption attorney. This is a VERY sensitive case, make sure to get PROPER legal advice from reputable sources. Don't try to ASSUME things just because you were informed of it by a relative or someone who has gone through the process many years ago. U.S. laws are always being changed. Once again, good luck!
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Both parents are US citizens.  No matter where the child was born the child would still be a US citizen.
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There is something like a national birth parent registry I think.  You can probably contact ANY adoption agency for more information.
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Adoption records are sealed in most states and only specific persons can receive copies of adoption records, most of the time you can get non identifying information. Below are some useful links for adoption searches. My suggestion is that you apply for whatever you can apply for from both states, then armed with the information you get join some search and reunion groups on yahoo. also go to www.adoptionregistrymagazine.com
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The age of consent in New Mexico is 17.
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Check with the Mexican Consulate closest to you, but often all you need is an "Apostile" for your designated country. They are issued by the Secretary of State (Washington in your case). This letter and seal is attached to your birth certificate, authenticating it. It often does not need to be translated when it is coming from the United States. (The US requires birth, marriage, etc papers be translated) I married a Mexican many years ago. We had to have his birth record translated/certified, but when we went to Mexico I only had to purchase the "Apostile" for my birth certificate and it was accepted. The same recently applied to my daughter's birth certificate when I was providing documentation for the Consulate of Argentina.  The "Apostile" costs about $26 (at least here in CA).  Good luck!
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No.  After the Mexican-American war Mexico ceded most of the land that makes up New Mexico to the United States.  The rest of the territory was purchased from Mexico (the Gadsden Purchase) around 1853.  The land remained a U.S. territory until New Mexico became a state.\n\nBTW, I think Billy the Kid was from New York originally anyway, so for him it's a moot point.
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Check with the adoption company he went through.
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I-9\n\nU.S. Department of Justice\nImmigration and Naturalization Service\nEmployment Eligibility Verification
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i had a child from mexico that was here illegally through foster care.   it was a eye opener to a different culture and a better understanding of what she and her family went through here in the states.   i have more tolerance to slow down and listen and try to help when i communicate then i use to do in the past.   i had her for eight months and was down to the wire to adopting her rather then have her deported but at the last minute they found a family member in mexico that was able to take her and her siblings.   i miss her a lot out of all my foster kids.
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Yes they do.  It happens when you have children of mixed nationality or when you have children born in foreign nations to parents that are US citizens.\n\nExamples: Children of illegals that are born here in the US have citizenship in both the US and mexico.\n\nA friend of mine's parents were vacationing in Japan and had him unexpectedly.  He is both a Japanese and an American citizen.\n\nA foreign woman comes to the US and gets pregnatb an American man then goes back to her own country and has the baby.  The baby is both her nationality and an American.
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I am emailing your question to my son in T.O. who has an M.A. in environment studies and who works with imigrants in Canada on a daily basis. Hope he can help you.
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Sonya,\n\nHere are a couple of links to information to help you get started in your research. I will continue to look for additonal information and repost as I find it.\n\nhttp://www.dphilpotlaw.com/html/adoption.html\n\nhttp://www.adoptionsolutions.com/general/state%20laws/in_law.htm\n\nadded:\nhttp://www.kirsh.com/CM/ProspectiveAdoptiveParents/stepparent-adoptions.asp\n\nadded:\n  \nIndiana \n\nWho may adopt?\nAny resident may adopt. Spouses must petition jointly, except in the case of a stepparent adoption. Non-residents may adopt hard-to-place children. \n\nWho may place a child for adoption? \nAll adoptions require prior written approval of a licensed child-placing agency or county office of family and children, other than adoptions by blood relatives or stepparents, or placements within the state by an agency located outside the state. \n\nIs birthparent counseling required?\nIndiana does not mandate birthparent counseling. \n\nMay birthparents receive assistance with expenses?\nUnder Indiana law, financial assistance is available for medical costs, counseling, living expenses, attorney fees, and agency fees. \n\nHow are putative father rights addressed? \nIndiana maintains a putative father registry. A putative father's consent to adoption is irrevocably implied if the putative father fails to register within 30 days of the birth of the child or the filing of the petition for adoption, whichever is later. A putative father who has registered in a timely manner is entitled to notice of adoption proceedings, upon receipt of which, he must, within 30 days, file a motion to contest the adoption or commence a paternity action. A birthmother may serve a putative father with pre-birth notice by personal service indicating that she is considering an adoptive placement for the child. A putative father who is served with pre-birth notice must file a paternity action within 30 days of receipt of notice, or, having filed a paternity action, must establish paternity, in order not to consent by implication to the adoption and termination of parental rights. \n\nWhen may the birthparent(s) relinquish custody and consent to adoption?\nBirthparent consent is not valid if executed before birth of the child. Consent must be provided in the presence of a court, a notary public, or an authorized agent of the division of family and children, county office of family and children, or a licensed child-placing agency. \n\nHow much time does a birthparent have to change his or her mind after consenting to the termination of parental rights?\nA birthparent may not withdraw consent for any reason after the adoption is final. Prior to entry of a final adoption decree, a birthparent may withdraw consent only upon demonstrating that the withdrawal of consent is in the child's best interest.\n\n\nSonya,\nI hope all this helps and if I can be of more assistance feel free to contact me. I am from Indiana originally and have a cousin in Terre Haute who is a lawyer but I am not sure what specific area of practice he is in.\n\nBest of Luck!!
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Don't listen to this "18" crap.\n\nIf an American woman has a baby outside the United States the baby is American.  It's very important you do the following.... Go to the closest American consulate, or the embassy in Mexico City, and file a Report of Birth Abroad.\n\nYou will need to prove:\n1. You are American.\n2. The baby was born in Mexico.\n3. It's actually your baby.\n\nIf the embassy suspects it's not your baby they will require you and the baby to get genetic testing to prove maternity.\n\nAfter the Report of Birth Abroad has been filed the embassy or consulate will issue the baby a US passport and Social Security Number.