Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 thereof in the first instance. However, in the event of partial or complete default of performance thereunder, the provisions of the New Mexico law fixing responsibility for the support of children also may be invoked.
History: 1953 Comp., § 13-16A-2, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 151, § 2; recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 32A-11-2 by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 212.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 11 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children
Section 32A-11-1 - Interstate compact.
Section 32A-11-2 - Financial responsibility; default in compact.
Section 32A-11-3 - Notices; health and social services department [human services department].
Section 32A-11-5 - Financial commitment; approval.
Section 32A-11-6 - Court jurisdiction in placement of delinquent children.