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NM Stat § 40-6A-506 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support|Article 5 - DIRECT ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION|Section 40-6A-506 - Contest by obligor.

A. An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in Sections 40-6A-601 through 40-6A-616 NMSA 1978, or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state. B. The obligor shall give notice of the contest to: (1) a support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee; (2) each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and (3) the person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if no person is designated, to the obligee. History: Laws 1997, ch. 9, § 16; 2005, ch. 166, § 33; 2011, ch. 159, § 36. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978. The 2011 amendment, effective May 18, 2016, expanded the scope of the sections under which an obligor may register and consent to an order to Section 40-6A-601 through 40-6A-616 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 40-6A-507 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support|Article 5 - DIRECT ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION|Section 40-6A-507 - Administrative enforcement of orders.

A. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state, or a foreign support order may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this state. B. Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this state to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. History: Laws 1997, ch. 9, § 17; 2005, ch. 166, § 34; 2011, ch. 159, § 37. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978. The 2011 amendment, effective May 18, 2016, included foreign support orders within the scope of Subsection A. The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, added "or support enforcement agency" to Subsection (a).
NM Stat § 40-6A-701 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support|Article 7 - DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE|Section 40-6A-701 - Definitions.

As used in Sections 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-713 NMSA 1978: A. "application" means a request pursuant to the convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority; B. "central authority" means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978 to perform the functions specified in the convention; C. "convention child-support order" means a child-support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978; D. "convention support order" means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978; E. "direct request" means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor or child residing outside the United States; F. "foreign central authority" means the entity designated by a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978 to perform the functions specified in the convention; G. "foreign support agreement": (1) means an agreement for support in a record that: (a) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin; (b) has been: 1) formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or 2) authenticated by or concluded, registered or filed with a foreign tribunal; and (c) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and (2) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument pursuant to the convention; and H. "United States central authority" means the secretary of the United States department of health and human services. History: Laws 1994, ch. 107, § 701; 2005, ch. 166, § 44; repealed and reenacted by Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 53. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978. Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 53 repealed former 40-6A-701 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1994, ch. 107, § 701, and enacted a new 40-6A-701 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 40-6A-702 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support|Article 7 - DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE|Section 40-6A-702 - Applicability.

Sections 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-713 NMSA 1978 apply only to a support proceeding pursuant to the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Sections 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-713 NMSA 1978 is inconsistent with Sections 40-6A-101 through 40-6A-616 NMSA 1978, the provisions of Sections 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-713 NMSA 1978 control. History: 1978 Comp., § 40-6A-702, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 54. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 54 became effective May 18, 2016 due to the repeal of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70 by Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1.
NM Stat § 40-6A-703 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support|Article 7 - DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE|Section 40-6A-703 - Relationship of human services department to United States central authority.

The human services department of this state is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions pursuant to the convention. History: 1978 Comp., § 40-6A-703, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 55. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 55 became effective May 18, 2016 due to the repeal of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70 by Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1.
NM Stat § 40-6A-704 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support|Article 7 - DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE|Section 40-6A-704 - Initiation by human services department of support proceeding under convention.

A. In a support proceeding pursuant to Sections 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-713 NMSA 1978, the human services department of this state shall: (1) transmit and receive applications; and (2) initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state. B. The following support proceedings are available to an obligee pursuant to the convention: (1) recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order; (2) enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state; (3) establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child; (4) establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused pursuant to Paragraph (2), (4) or (9) of Subsection B of Section 40-6A-708 NMSA 1978; (5) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and (6) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country. C. The following support proceedings are available pursuant to the convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order: (1) recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state; (2) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and (3) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country. D. A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings pursuant to the convention. History: 1978 Comp., § 40-6A-704, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 56. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 56 became effective May 18, 2016 due to the repeal of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70 by Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1.
NM Stat § 40-6A-705 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support|Article 7 - DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE|Section 40-6A-705 - Direct request.

A. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies. B. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or foreign support agreement. In the proceeding, Sections 40-6A-706 through 40-6A-713 NMSA 1978 apply. C. In a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a convention support order or foreign support agreement: (1) a security, bond or deposit is not required to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses; and (2) an obligee or obligor that in the issuing country has benefited from free legal assistance is entitled to benefit, at least to the same extent, from any free legal assistance provided for by the law of this state under the same circumstances. D. A petitioner filing a direct request is not entitled to assistance from the human services department of this state. E. Sections 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-713 NMSA 1978 do not prevent the application of laws of this state that provide simplified, more expeditious rules regarding a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order or foreign support agreement. History: 1978 Comp., § 40-6A-705, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 57. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 57 became effective May 18, 2016 due to the repeal of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70 by Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1.
NM Stat § 40-6A-706 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support|Article 7 - DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE|Section 40-6A-706 - Registration of convention support order.

A. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-713 NMSA 1978, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in Sections 40-6A-601 through 40-6A-616 NMSA 1978. B. Notwithstanding Section 40-6A-311 NMSA 1978 and Subsection A of Section 40-6A-602 NMSA 1978, a request for registration of a convention support order must be accompanied by: (1) a complete text of the support order or an abstract or extract of the support order drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal, which may be in the form recommended by The Hague Conference on Private International Law; (2) a record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing country; (3) if the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings in the issuing country, a record attesting, as appropriate, either that the respondent had proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard or that the respondent had proper notice of the support order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal; (4) a record showing the amount of arrears, if any, and the date the amount was calculated; (5) a record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of support, if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate calculations; and (6) if necessary, a record showing the extent to which the applicant received free legal assistance in the issuing country. C. A request for registration of a convention support order may seek recognition and partial enforcement of the order. D. A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a convention support order without the filing of a contest pursuant to Section 40-6A-707 NMSA 1978 only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of the order would be manifestly incompatible with public policy. E. The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order vacating the registration of a convention support order. History: 1978 Comp., § 40-6A-706, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 58. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 58 became effective May 18, 2016 due to the repeal of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70 by Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1.
NM Stat § 40-6A-707 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support|Article 7 - DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE|Section 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. History: 1978 Comp., § 40-6A-707, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 59. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 59 became effective May 18, 2016 due to the repeal of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70 by Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1.
NM Stat § 40-6A-709 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support|Article 7 - DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE|Section 40-6A-709 - Partial enforcement.

If a tribunal of this state does not recognize and enforce a convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a convention support order. History: 1978 Comp., § 40-6A-709, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 61. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 61 became effective May 18, 2016 due to the repeal of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70 by Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1.
NM Stat § 40-6A-710 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support|Article 7 - DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE|Section 40-6A-710 - Foreign support agreement.

A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsections C and D of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state. B. An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by: (1) a complete text of the foreign support agreement; and (2) a record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing foreign country. C. A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy. D. In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds: (1) recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy; (2) the agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification; (3) the agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement pursuant to Sections 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-713 NMSA 1978 in this state; or (4) the record submitted pursuant to Subsection B of this section lacks authenticity or integrity. E. A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country. History: 1978 Comp., § 40-6A-710, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 62. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 62 became effective May 18, 2016 due to the repeal of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70 by Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1.
NM Stat § 40-6A-711 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support|Article 7 - DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE|Section 40-6A-711 - Modification of convention child-support order.

A. A tribunal of this state may not modify a convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless: (1) the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this state, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or (2) the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order. B. If a tribunal of this state does not modify a convention child-support order because the order is not recognized in this state, Subsection C of Section 40-6A-708 NMSA 1978 applies. History: 1978 Comp., § 40-6A-711, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 63. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 63 became effective May 18, 2016 due to the repeal of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70 by Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1.
NM Stat § 40-6A-712 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support|Article 7 - DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE|Section 40-6A-712 - Personal information; limit on use.

Personal information gathered or transmitted pursuant to Sections 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-713 NMSA 1978 may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted. History: 1978 Comp., § 40-6A-712, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 64. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 64 became effective May 18, 2016 due to the repeal of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70 by Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1.