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§ 40-6A-711 NMSA 1978

Modification of convention child-support order

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 40–40 (79 sections).

1978 Comp., § 40-6A-711, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 63.

A. A tribunal of this state may not modify a convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:

(1) the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this state, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or

(2) the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.

B. If a tribunal of this state does not modify a convention child-support order because the order is not recognized in this state, Subsection C of Section 40-6A-708 NMSA 1978 applies.

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.