A. A child born to parents who are not married to each other has the same rights pursuant to the law as a child born to parents who are married to each other.
B. Nothing in Chapter 40, Article 1 NMSA 1978 shall be construed to in any manner interfere with the records kept by any civil magistrate, religious society, church organization or federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo or with any additional form of ceremony, regulation or requirement prescribed by them.
History: Laws 1905, ch. 65, § 5; Code 1915, § 3439; C.S. 1929, § 87-118; 1941 Comp., § 65-114; 1953 Comp., § 57-1-14; 2013, ch. 144, § 11.
The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, provided for the legal rights of children born to parents who are not married to each other; added the title; added Subsection A; and in Subsection B, after "church organization", added "or federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 1 - Marriage in General
Section 40-1-1 - [Marriage is civil contract requiring consent of parties.]
Section 40-1-2 - Marriages solemnized; ordained clergy or civil magistrates may solemnize.
Section 40-1-3 - Ceremony by religious society.
Section 40-1-4 - [Lawful marriages without the state recognized.]
Section 40-1-6 - Restrictions on marriage of minors.
Section 40-1-7 - Incestuous marriages.
Section 40-1-9 - Prohibited marriages.
Section 40-1-10 - License required; county clerk.
Section 40-1-11 - Fees; disposition.
Section 40-1-14 - Production of license and proof of legal qualifications.
Section 40-1-15 - Certification of marriage; recording and indexing.
Section 40-1-16 - Application of law.
Section 40-1-17 - Uniform use form.
Section 40-1-18 - Form of application, license and certificate.
Section 40-1-19 - Offenses; penalties.
Section 40-1-20 - [Marriages without license in 1905 validated.]