KIMBRELL v. KIMBRELL

No. 34,150.

331 P.3d 915 (2014)

2014-NMSC-027

Agalelei KIMBRELL, also known as Lily Kimbrell, by and through her next friend and parent W. David Kimbrell, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Lorraine KIMBRELL and Kathrin Kinzer-Ellington, Defendants-Petitioners.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 23, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Riley, Shane & Keller, P.A., Courtenay Lee Keller , Tiffany L. Sanchez , Albuquerque, NM, for Petitioner Kathrin Kinzer-Ellington.

Michael H. Schwarz Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner Lorraine Kimbrell.

Gary W. Boyle , Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.

Bristol Family Law, L.L.C., James E. Bristol, III , Santa Fe, NM, Little, Gilman-Tepper, Batley & Leigh, P.A., Tiffany Oliver Leigh , L. Helen Bennett , P.C. Linda Helen Bennett, Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae the Family Law Section of the State Bar of New Mexico.

Peter Henry Klages , Martinez, Hart & Thompson, P.C., F. Michael Hart , Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae Pegasus Legal Services for Children.


OPINION

CHÁVEZ, Justice.

{1} Petitioner Kathrin M. Kinzer-Ellington (Kinzer-Ellington) was appointed guardian ad litem pursuant to Rule 1-053.3 NMRA to serve as an arm of the court in determining the best interests of minor children whose parents were involved in a custody dispute. Kimbrell v. Kimbrell, 2013-NMCA-070, ¶ 2, ___ N.M. ___, 306 P.3d 495

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