New Mexico Statutes Chapter 32A. Children's Code § 32A-3A-19. Financial subsidies; eligibility

(1) the child shall be in the custody of the department and have been removed from the child's home:

(2) the child shall be eligible for foster care maintenance payments while in the home of the prospective guardian;

(3) the child shall have been placed by the department and shall have lived with the prospective guardian for at least six consecutive months following the prospective guardian's licensure as a foster parent;

(4) the child has a strong attachment to the prospective guardian and the prospective guardian is a relative or fictive kin of the child;

(5) the prospective guardian has a strong commitment to caring permanently for the child, documented via a meeting held prior to the proposed guardianship between the prospective guardian and the department discussing the prospective guardian's long-term commitment;

(6) if the child is fourteen years of age or older, the child has been consulted by the department and consents to the guardianship arrangement; and

(7) a fully executed guardianship assistance agreement is approved by the department; or

(8) the child is a sibling of a child who meets the eligibility criteria set forth in this subsection.