4-982.

[Summons, Kinship Guardianship Act,

Section 40-10B-8 NMSA 1978, proceedings]

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

COUNTY OF ________________________

_______________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT

                                                                                                            No. ____________

_____________________________________

[Petitioner] [Petitioners]

v.

________________________________

Respondent

IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP

OF ________________________________

SUMMONS

KINSHIP GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS

THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO

TO: __________________________________________, Respondent

ADDRESS: _____________________________________________

You are directed to serve a pleading or motion in response to the Petition for Order Appointing Kinship Guardian that is attached to this summons within thirty (30) days after service of this summons and file a copy of your response with this court.

You are notified that, unless you serve and file a responsive pleading or motion, the petitioners will apply to the court for the relief requested in the petition.

Petitioner:

_____________________________________

Petitioner:

_____________________________________

Address of petitioner:

____________________________________

            WITNESS the Honorable _______________________, district judge of the _________________ judicial district court of the State of New Mexico, and the seal of the district court of ____________ County, this ____ day of _____________, ______.

                                                                        ____________________________

                                                            Clerk _________________________

                                                            By ____________________________

                                                                              Deputy

RETURN

STATE OF NEW MEXICO )

                                                   )        ss

COUNTY OF _____________)

I, being duly sworn, on oath, say that I am over the age of eighteen (18) years and not a party to this lawsuit, and that I served the within summons in said county on the _____day of ___________________, ______, by delivering a copy thereof, with copy of petition attached, in the following manner:

(check one box and fill in appropriate blanks)

[ ]        [to respondent ____________ (used when Respondent receives copy of summons or refuses to receive summons).]

[ ]        [to ___________, a person over fifteen (15) years of age and residing at the usual place of abode of respondent _________________, who at the time of such service was absent therefrom.]

[ ]        [to ____________________, (parent) (guardian) of respondent __________________ (used when respondent is a minor or an incompetent person).]

Fees: _________________

                                                __________________________________

                                                Signature of person making service

                                                __________________________________

                                                Title (if any)

*Subscribed and sworn to

before me this _____

day of ____________, _______.

______________________________

Judge, notary or other officer

authorized to administer oaths

______________________________

Official title

*If service is made by the sheriff or a deputy

sheriff of a New Mexico county, the signature

of the sheriff or deputy sheriff need not be

notarized.

[Provisionally approved, effective August 15, 2003 until August 31, 2004; approved, October 14, 2004.]