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§ 40-6A-615 NMSA 1978

Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 40–40 (79 sections).

Laws 2005, ch. 166, § 43; 2011, ch. 159, § 51.

A. Except as otherwise provided in Section 40-6A-711 NMSA 1978, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child-support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether or not the consent to modification of a child-support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to Section 40-6A-611 NMSA 1978 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.

B. An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child-support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.

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.