N.M. Stat. § 40-6A-707
Contest of registered convention support order.
A. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-713 NMSA
1978, Sections 40-6A-605 through 40-6A-608 NMSA 1978 apply to a contest of a
registered convention support order.
B. A party contesting a registered convention support order shall file a contest not
later than thirty days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not
reside in the United States, the contest must be filed not later than sixty days after
notice of the registration.
C. If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered convention support order
by the time specified in Subsection B of this section, the order is enforceable.
D. A contest of a registered convention support order may be based only on
grounds set forth in Section 40-6A-708 NMSA 1978. The contesting party bears the
burden of proof.
E. In a contest of a registered convention support order, a tribunal of this state:
(1)
is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its
jurisdiction; and
(2)
may not review the merits of the order.
F. A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered convention support order
shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.
G. A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a convention
support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.