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§ 40-6A-612 NMSA 1978

Recognition of order modified in another state

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 40–40 (79 sections).

Laws 1994, ch. 107, § 612; 2005, ch. 166, § 42; 2011, ch. 159, § 49.

If a child-support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state:

A. may enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;

B. may provide appropriate relief for violations of its order that occurred before the effective date of the modification; and

C. shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.

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.