If a conservator has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is not pending in New Mexico, the conservator appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order in New Mexico by filing as a foreign judgment in a New Mexico court, in any county in which property belonging to the protected person is located, certified copies of the order and letters of office and of any bond.
§ 45-5A-402 NMSA 1978
Registration of protective orders
Known as the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
The act spans §§ 45-5A-101 to 45-5A-502 (22 sections).
1978 Comp., § 45-5A-402, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 80.
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.