In cases of actual controversy, district courts within their respective jurisdictions shall have power to declare rights, status and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed. No action or proceeding shall be open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for. The declaration may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect and shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree.
§ 44-6-2 NMSA 1978
Scope
Known as the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (147 sections).
1953 Comp., § 22-6-5, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 340, § 2.
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.