Except as otherwise provided in Section 45-2-114, 45-2-119, 45-2-120 or 45-2-121 NMSA 1978, a parent-child relationship exists between a child and the child's genetic parents, regardless of the parents' marital status.
History: 1978 Comp., § 45-2-117, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 15.
Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 104 made Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 15 effective January 1, 2012.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code
Article 2 - Intestate Succession and Wills
Subpart 2 - Parent-Child Relationship
Section 45-2-115 - Definitions.
Section 45-2-116 - Effect of parent-child relationship.
Section 45-2-117 - No distinction based on marital status.
Section 45-2-118 - Adoptee and adoptee's adoptive parent or parents.
Section 45-2-119 - Adoptee and adoptee's genetic parents.