N.M. Stat. § 40-10A-301
Definitions.
As used in Article 3 of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act:
(1) "petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a
child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
or enforcement of a child-custody determination; and
(2) "respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced
for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the
Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child-custody
determination.