The Declaratory Judgment Act [ 44-6-1 to 44-6-15 NMSA 1978] is declared to be remedial. The act's purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status and other legal relations, and is to be liberally construed and administered.
§ 44-6-14 NMSA 1978
Construction
Known as the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (147 sections).
1953 Comp., § 22-6-17, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 340, § 14.
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.