Notwithstanding any other laws concerning public hearings and records, any hearing or trial held under the provisions of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act may be held in closed court without admittance of any person other than those necessary to the action or proceeding. The court may order that certain papers and records pertaining to the action or proceeding, whether part of the permanent record of the court or any other file maintained by the state or elsewhere, are subject to inspection only upon consent of the court; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall infringe upon the right of the parties to an action or proceeding to inspect the court record. The provisions of this section are subject to any rules established by the New Mexico supreme court.
History: Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 6-642.
Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 20 made the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act effective January 1, 2010.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 11A - New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act
Article 6 - PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE
Part 3 - Hearings and Adjudication
Section 40-11A-631 - Rules for adjudication of paternity.
Section 40-11A-632 - Jury prohibited.
Section 40-11A-633 - Hearings; inspection of records.
Section 40-11A-634 - Order on default.
Section 40-11A-635 - Dismissal for want of prosecution.
Section 40-11A-636 - Order adjudicating parentage.
Section 40-11A-637 - Binding effect of determination of parentage.
Section 40-11A-638 - Full faith and credit; determination of parentage.
Section 40-11A-639 - Enforcement of judgment or order.
Section 40-11A-640 - Modification of judgment or order.
Section 40-11A-641 - Right to counsel; free transcript on appeal.