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New Mexico · Through 2026-07-01

40-6A-613: Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state.

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  1. Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs
  2. ARTICLE 6A Uniform Interstate Family Support

A. If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child-support order in a proceeding to register that order.

B. A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of Sections 40-6A-101 through 40-6A-211 and 40-6A-601 through 40-6A-616 NMSA 1978 and the procedural and substantive law of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Sections 40-6A-301 through 40-6A-507 and 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-802 NMSA 1978 do not apply.

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