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§ 40-11A-602 NMSA 1978

Standing to maintain proceeding

Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 6 -602.

Subject to Article 3 and Sections 6-607 and 6-609 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by:

A. the child;

B. the mother of the child;

C. a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated;

D. the support-enforcement agency;

E. an authorized adoption agency or licensed child-placing agency; or

F. a representative authorized by law to act for a person who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated or a minor.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.