Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. Heim

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• rejecting subjective intent standard as evidentiary basis for determining if abandonment has occurred
• rejecting subjective intent standard as evidentiary basis for determining if abandonment has occurred
• careless and negligent failure to perform parental duties is a significant element of abandonment or desertion
• careless and negligent failure to perform parental duties is a significant element of abandonment or desertion

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

38 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Matter of Adoption of Doe
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1984-02-29· cited 839×
• Matter of Adoption of JJB
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1995-03-30· cited 55×
• Jesko v. Stauffer Chemical Company
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1976-11-30· cited 34×
• Matter of Adoption of Doe
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1982-12-09· cited 29×
• Matter of Pernell
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1979-01-16· cited 28×
• State v. Adams
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1976-11-02· cited 26×
• Christian Placement Service v. Gordon
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1985-02-28· cited 23×
• In Re the Termination of Parental Rights With Regard to Samantha D.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1987-06-23· cited 20×
• Matter of Adoption of JJB
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1994-02-08· cited 18×
• Irvine v. St. Joseph Hospital, Inc.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1984-10-23· cited 18×
• State ex rel. Department of Human Services v. Tommy A.M.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1987-03-12· cited 16×
• Helen F. v. State Ex Rel. Human Services Department
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1990-01-04· cited 15×
• In Re Adoption of Bradfield
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1982-03-02· cited 14×
• State Ex Rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. Alfonso M.-E.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2015-12-14· cited 14×
• Hafley v. McCubbins
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1979-11-02· cited 14×
• State v. Trammel
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1983-12-01· cited 10×
• State v. Lopez
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1981-06-04· cited 9×
• ALDRIDGE BY AND THROUGH ALDRIDGE v. Mims
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1994-08-22· cited 9×
• State ex rel. Department of Human Services v. Peterson
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1985-10-29· cited 9×
• Matter of Adoption of Doe
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1984-01-13· cited 8×

Cites

42 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones
  Supreme Court· 1973-03-27· cited 698×
• DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial District
  Supreme Court· 1975-04-21· cited 449×
• Fisher v. District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District of Montana
  Supreme Court· 1976-04-05· cited 351×
• Duke City Lumber Company, Inc. v. Terrel
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1975-08-04· cited 104×
• Hendricks v. Curry
  Texas Supreme Court· 1966-03-30· cited 103×
• Adoption of v. M. C.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1974-11-29· cited 71×
• Huey v. Lente
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1973-09-28· cited 66×
• Emons v. DINELLI
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1956-03-27· cited 51×
• Jim v. CIT Financial Services Corporation
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1975-04-11· cited 50×
• In the Interest of S. K. L. v. Smith
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1972-03-28· cited 45×
• Anonymous v. Anonymous
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1975-09-30· cited 43×
• D. M. v. State
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1973-11-23· cited 43×
• State Ex Rel. Castillo Corp. v. New Mexico State Tax Commission
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1968-07-22· cited 42×
• Tsosie v. Foundation Reserve Insurance Company
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1967-05-01· cited 40×
• Shorty v. Scott
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1975-06-04· cited 40×
• Susan W. v. Talbot G.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1974-05-09· cited 39×
• Fahrig v. Cotterman
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 1975-04-21· cited 39×
• Wakefield v. Little Light
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1975-11-13· cited 37×
• Chavez v. County of Valencia
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1974-04-26· cited 35×
• Nevelos v. Railston
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1959-02-09· cited 34×