If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in New Mexico, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in New Mexico by filing as a foreign judgment in a court, in any appropriate county of New Mexico, certified copies of the order and letters of office.
§ 45-5A-401 NMSA 1978
Registration of guardianship orders
Known as the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (22 sections).
1978 Comp., § 45-5A-401, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 79.
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.