eBook details
- Title: In Re Matter of Ruben D.
- Author : In the Court of Appeals of the State of New Mexico
- Release Date : January 18, 2000
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
Description
1 Ruben D., a juvenile, appeals an order of the childrens court extending legal custody of the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) over him for a year past his initial two-year commitment. See NMSA 1978, 32A-2-23(D) (1995). Ruben argues that the order was improper because (1) the court was without authority to commence proceedings sua sponte to extend his commitment, (2) the court lacked jurisdiction to extend his custody with CYFD after the Juvenile Parole Board (JPB) had issued a certificate of discharge, (3) the applicable time limits for such a hearing did not allow an order extending his commitment to be entered after the first order had expired, and (4) the evidence failed to justify extending his commitment. Not persuaded by Rubens arguments, we affirm.