In a proceeding for custodial responsibility of a child of a service member, a court shall not consider a parent's past deployment or possible future deployment in itself in determining the best interest of the child.
History: Laws 2014, ch. 4, § 6.
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.