N.M. Stat. § 40-10D-8
Nature of authority created by agreement.
A. An agreement under the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act is
temporary and terminates pursuant to that act after the deploying parent returns from
deployment, unless the agreement has been terminated before that time by court order.
The agreement does not create an independent, continuing right to caretaking authority,
decision-making authority or limited contact in an individual to whom custodial
responsibility is given.
B. A nonparent who has caretaking authority, decision-making authority or limited
contact by an agreement pursuant to the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act
has standing to enforce the agreement until it has been terminated by court order.