Fill and Sign the Service Publication in Form

CIVIL FORM Supreme Court Approved RULE 4-209B October 14, 2004 4 - 209B [District Court Civil Rule 1-004] STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF ___________ ___________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT No. ____________ _____________________________, Plaintif v. _____________________________, Defendant ORDER FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION IN A NEWSPAPER (guardianship proceedings) 1 Petitioner has fled a motion requesting that the court approve service of process upon _______________________ (name of each person to be served) by publication in a newspaper of general circulation. The court fnds that the petitioner has made diligent eforts to make personal service, but has not been able to complete service of process. The last known address of _____________________ (name of person to be served) is ______________________. The court further fnds that the newspaper of general circulation in this county is __________________ (name of newspaper) [and that this newspaper is most likely to give the defendant notice of the pendency of the action] 2 [and in the county of _____________, State of _______________, a newspaper most likely to give notice of the pendency of this proceeding to the person to be served is: _______________________________ ( name of newspaper) ]. THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petitioner serve process on ____________ by publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in the ___________________________ (newspaper) [and once a week for three consecutive weeks in ________________ (newspaper) in ____________ (county) ] 1 . The [plaintif] [petitioner] shall fle a proof of service with a copy of the afdavit of publication when service has been completed. The notice shall include a statement that the action involves the guardianship of ___________________ (name of child) , born CIVIL FORM Supreme Court Approved RULE 4-209B October 14, 2004 ___________________ (date) to ________________ (mother's name) . Dated this ____ day of _______________, ______. _____________________________ District Judge USE NOTE 1. This form is used in guardianship proceedings. 2. Use applicable alternative. Unless the newspaper of general circulation in the county where the action is pending is most likely to give notice of the pendency of the action to the person to be served, the notice must also be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the person to be served is most likely to get notice. [Provisionally approved, efective August 15, 2003 until August 31, 2004; approved, October 14, 2004.]