New Mexico Statutes
Article 11A - New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act
Article 6 - PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE

Part 1 - Nature of Proceeding

Section 40-11A-601 - Proceeding authorized. - A civil proceeding may be maintained in the district court...

Section 40-11A-602 - Standing to maintain proceeding. - Subject to Article 3 and Sections 6-607 and 6-609 of...

Section 40-11A-603 - Parties to proceeding. - The following persons shall be joined as parties in a...

Section 40-11A-604 - Personal jurisdiction. - A. A person shall not be adjudicated to be a...

Section 40-11A-605 - Venue. - Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the...

Section 40-11A-606 - No limitation; child having no presumed, acknowledged or adjudicated father. - A. A proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a child...

Section 40-11A-607 - Limitation; general. - A. Any proceeding to adjudicate child support shall be brought...

Section 40-11A-608 - Authority to deny motion for genetic testing. - A. In a proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a...

Section 40-11A-609 - Limitation; child having acknowledged or adjudicated father. - A. If a child has an acknowledged father, a signatory...

Section 40-11A-610 - Joinder of proceedings. - A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this...

Section 40-11A-611 - Proceeding before birth. - A proceeding to determine parentage may be commenced before the...

Section 40-11A-612 - Child as party; representation. - A. A minor child is a permissible party, but is...

Part 2 - Special Rules for Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage

Section 40-11A-621 - Admissibility of results of genetic testing; expenses. - A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of this...

Section 40-11A-622 - Consequences of declining genetic testing. - A. An order for genetic testing is enforceable by contempt....

Section 40-11A-623 - Admission of paternity authorized. - A. A respondent in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may...

Section 40-11A-624 - Temporary order. - A. In a proceeding pursuant to this article, the district...

Section 40-11A-625 - Pretrial proceedings. - As soon as practicable after an action to declare the...

Section 40-11A-626 - Pretrial recommendations. - A. On the basis of the information produced at the...

Part 3 - Hearings and Adjudication

Section 40-11A-631 - Rules for adjudication of paternity. - The district court shall apply the following rules to adjudicate...

Section 40-11A-632 - Jury prohibited. - The district court, without a jury, shall adjudicate paternity of...

Section 40-11A-633 - Hearings; inspection of records. - A. On request of a party and for good cause...

Section 40-11A-634 - Order on default. - The district court shall issue an order adjudicating the paternity...

Section 40-11A-635 - Dismissal for want of prosecution. - The district court may issue an order dismissing a proceeding...

Section 40-11A-636 - Order adjudicating parentage. - A. The district court shall issue an order adjudicating whether...

Section 40-11A-637 - Binding effect of determination of parentage. - A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this...

Section 40-11A-638 - Full faith and credit; determination of parentage. - A court of this state shall give full faith and...

Section 40-11A-639 - Enforcement of judgment or order. - A. If existence of the parental relationship is declared, or...

Section 40-11A-640 - Modification of judgment or order. - The court has continuing jurisdiction to modify or revoke a...

Section 40-11A-641 - Right to counsel; free transcript on appeal. - A. At the pretrial hearing and in further proceedings, any...

Section 40-11A-642 - Hearings and records; confidentiality. - Notwithstanding any other laws concerning public hearings and records, any...

Section 40-11A-643 - Birth records. - A. Upon order of a court of this state or...