N.M. Stat. § 40-6A-615

Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign

Last amended: 2011Year: 2026Length: 121 wordsOfficial source
country. A. Except as otherwise provided in Section 40-6A-711 NMSA 1978, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child- support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether or not the consent to modification of a child-support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to Section 40-6A-611 NMSA 1978 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country. B. An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child-support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.
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