(a) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to Section 204, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes that:
(1) the child-custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under Section 305 and that:
(A) the issuing court did not have jurisdiction under Article 2 of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act;
(B) the child-custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2 of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; or
(C) the respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of Section 108 in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought; or
(2) the child-custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed under Section 305 but has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2 of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
(b) The court shall award the fees, costs and expenses authorized under Section 312 and may grant additional relief, including a request for the assistance of law enforcement officials, and set a further hearing to determine whether additional relief is appropriate.
(c) If a party called to testify refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the court may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.
(d) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child may not be invoked in a proceeding under Article 3 of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
History: Laws 2001, ch. 114, ยง 310.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Section 40-10A-301 - Definitions.
Section 40-10A-302 - Enforcement under Hague Convention.
Section 40-10A-303 - Duty to enforce.
Section 40-10A-304 - Temporary visitation.
Section 40-10A-305 - Registration of child-custody determination.
Section 40-10A-306 - Enforcement of registered determination.
Section 40-10A-307 - Simultaneous proceedings.
Section 40-10A-308 - Expedited enforcement of child-custody determination.
Section 40-10A-309 - Service of petition and order.
Section 40-10A-310 - Hearing and order.
Section 40-10A-311 - Warrant to take physical custody of child.
Section 40-10A-312 - Costs, fees and expenses.
Section 40-10A-313 - Recognition and enforcement.
Section 40-10A-315 - Role of prosecutor or public official.