Pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state or a foreign country and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 107, § 203; 1997, ch. 9, § 3; 2011, ch. 159, § 6.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978.
The 2011 amendment, effective May 18, 2016, included foreign countries within the scope of this section.
The 1997 amendment, effective July 1, 1997, deleted "this" following "of" from the section heading.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 6A - Uniform Interstate Family Support
Part B - PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING TWO OR MORE STATES
Section 40-6A-203 - Initiating and responding tribunal of state.
Section 40-6A-204 - Simultaneous proceedings.
Section 40-6A-205 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child-support order.
Section 40-6A-206 - Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child-support order.