{"data":{"id":"us-nm/40-6a-701","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"40-6A-701","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in Sections 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-713 NMSA 1978:\nA. \"application\" means a request pursuant to the convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority;\nB. \"central authority\" means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978 to perform the functions specified in the convention;\nC. \"convention child-support order\" means a child-support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978;\nD. \"convention support order\" means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978;\nE. \"direct request\" means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor or child residing outside the United States;\nF. \"foreign central authority\" means the entity designated by a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978 to perform the functions specified in the convention;\nG. \"foreign support agreement\":\n(1) means an agreement for support in a record that:\n(a) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;\n(b) has been: 1) formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or 2) authenticated by or concluded, registered or filed with a foreign tribunal; and\n(c) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and\n(2) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument pursuant to the convention; and\nH. \"United States central authority\" means the secretary of the United States department of health and human services.","path":["Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs","ARTICLE 6A Uniform Interstate Family Support"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18540/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"5ccada92e9f1a4ba57ae80e74463f208f82a72ddef2f68aa4bde298e976f6fb0","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/40-6a-616","next":"us-nm/40-6a-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}