Part 2 of the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act provides the exclusive jurisdictional basis for a New Mexico court to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for an adult.
§ 45-5A-202 NMSA 1978
Exclusive basis
Known as the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (22 sections).
1978 Comp., § 45-5A-202, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 69.
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.