A. There is created the "child support guidelines review commission", which is administratively attached to the human services department. The commission shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the secretary of human services. The commission shall be organized once every four years for a term not to exceed thirty days. The commission shall, within four years of the effective date of this section and every four years thereafter:
(1) review the child support guidelines set forth in Section 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978 to ensure that the application of the guidelines results in the determination of appropriate child support order amounts; and
(2) provide a report of its findings to the secretary of human services.
B. The human services department shall publish online and make accessible to the public the:
(1) findings of the child support guidelines review commission;
(2) membership of the commission; and
(3) date of the next quadrennial review.
C. Members of the child support guidelines review commission shall not be paid but shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978].
History: 1978 Comp., § 40-4-11.3, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 36, § 2; 2021, ch. 20, § 3.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, created the child support guidelines review commission, provided the duties of the commission, required the commission to provide periodic reports to the secretary of human services, and required the human services department to publish certain information regarding the commission; in the section heading, added "Child support guidelines review commission; created"; in Subsection A, added "There is created the 'child support guidelines review commission', which is administratively attached to the human services department. The commission shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the secretary of human services. The commission shall be organized once every four years for a term not to exceed thirty days. The commission shall", in Paragraph A(1), added "review", after "Section 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978", deleted "shall be reviewed as to their appropriateness by an appropriate executive or legislative commission or executive department" and added "to ensure that the application of the guidelines results in the determination of appropriate child support amounts; and", and added Paragraph A(2); and added new Subsections B and C.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 4 - Dissolution of Marriage
Section 40-4-1 - Dissolution of marriage.
Section 40-4-2 - Incompatibility.
Section 40-4-4 - Venue; jurisdiction over property.
Section 40-4-5 - Dissolution of marriage; jurisdiction; domicile.
Section 40-4-6 - Verification of petition.
Section 40-4-7 - Proceedings; spousal support; support of children; division of property.
Section 40-4-7.1 - Use of life insurance policy as security.
Section 40-4-7.2 - Binding arbitration option; procedure.
Section 40-4-7.3 - Accrual of interest; delinquent child and spousal support.
Section 40-4-8 - Contested custody; appointment of guardian ad litem.
Section 40-4-9 - Standards for the determination of child custody; hearing.
Section 40-4-9.1 - Joint custody; standards for determination; parenting plan.
Section 40-4-10 - Appointment of guardian ad litem.
Section 40-4-11 - Determination of award of child support; notice to withhold income.
Section 40-4-11.1 - Child support; guidelines.
Section 40-4-11.2 - Grounds for deviation from child support guidelines.
Section 40-4-11.4 - Modification of child support orders; exchange of financial information.
Section 40-4-11.6 - Attachment of guideline worksheet to order.
Section 40-4-12 - Allowance from spouse's separate property as alimony.
Section 40-4-13 - Spousal support to constitute lien on real estate.
Section 40-4-14 - Allowance in property; appointment and removal of guardian.
Section 40-4-15 - Child support to constitute lien on real and personal property.
Section 40-4-16 - [Satisfaction of liens.]
Section 40-4-17 - [Motion to remove lien; bond for alimony or support payments.]
Section 40-4-18 - [Limitation of liens under Laws 1901, ch. 62, 28, 29.]