{"data":{"id":"us-nm/42-7-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"42-7-3","heading":"[Affidavit for service by publication.]","body":"Before service can be made by publication an affidavit must be filed in the action showing the cause to be one for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate, and that the defendant to be served with process is a nonresident of the state, and it being shown to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant is in fact a nonresident, the court shall order service by publication.","path":["Chapter 42 - Actions and Proceedings Relating to Property","ARTICLE 7 Specific Performance"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18542/index.do","current_through":"2024-04-27","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"765b59534d33363c40badb81df7bae8d28462678f2ed03f47dec464b7f80c812","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/42-7-2","next":"us-nm/42-7-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}