A. If a court has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility pursuant to the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, the residence of the deploying parent is not considered to be changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act [40-10A-101 to 40-10A-403 NMSA 1978] during the deployment.
B. If a court has issued a permanent order regarding custodial responsibility before notice of deployment and the parents modify that order temporarily by agreement pursuant to the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, the residence of the deploying parent is not considered to be changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
C. If a court in another state has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility as a result of impending or current deployment, the residence of the deploying parent is not considered to be changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
History: Laws 2014, ch. 4, § 3.
Effective dates. — Laws 2014, ch. 4, § 10 made Laws 2014, ch. 4, §§ 1 through 9, the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, effective July 1, 2014.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 10D - Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation
Section 40-10D-1 - Short title.
Section 40-10D-2 - Definitions.
Section 40-10D-3 - Residence unchanged by deployment.
Section 40-10D-4 - Notification required of deploying parent.
Section 40-10D-5 - Duty to notify of change of address.
Section 40-10D-6 - General consideration in custody proceeding of parent's military service.
Section 40-10D-8 - Nature of authority created by agreement.