Except as otherwise provided in Section 45-5A-204 NMSA 1978, a court that has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order consistent with the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until it is terminated by the court or the appointment or order expires by its own terms.
§ 45-5A-205 NMSA 1978
Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction
Known as the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (22 sections).
1978 Comp., § 45-5A-205, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 72.
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