A. Upon registration of a guardianship or protective order from another state, the guardian or conservator may exercise in New Mexico all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as prohibited under the laws of New Mexico, including maintaining actions and proceedings in New Mexico and, if the guardian or conservator is not a resident of New Mexico, subject to any conditions imposed upon nonresident parties.
B. A court of New Mexico may grant any relief available under Chapter 45, Article 5 NMSA 1978 and other law of this state to enforce a registered order.
History: 1978 Comp., § 45-5-436, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 61.
Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 105 made Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 61 effective January 1, 2012.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code
Article 5 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property
Part 4 - PROTECTION OF PROPERTY OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND MINORS
Section 45-5-401 - Conservatorship proceedings.
Section 45-5-402 - Protective proceedings; jurisdiction of affairs of protected persons.
Section 45-5-402.1 - Permissible court orders.
Section 45-5-404 - Original petition for appointment of conservator.
Section 45-5-404.1 - Duties of guardian ad litem.
Section 45-5-405 - Notice in conservatorship proceedings.
Section 45-5-405.1 - Protective arrangements and single transactions authorized.
Section 45-5-406 - Guardianship and protective proceedings; request for notice; interested person.
Section 45-5-407 - Procedure for court appointment of a conservator.
Section 45-5-408 - Temporary conservators.
Section 45-5-409 - Annual report and account; audits.
Section 45-5-409.1 - Repealed.
Section 45-5-410 - Who may be appointed conservator; priorities.
Section 45-5-411 - Bond and terms; requirements of bonds.
Section 45-5-413 - Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction.
Section 45-5-414 - Compensation and expenses.
Section 45-5-415 - Death, substitution, review and termination of conservatorship.
Section 45-5-416 - Petitions for orders subsequent to appointment.
Section 45-5-417 - General duty of conservator.
Section 45-5-418 - Inventory and records.
Section 45-5-420 - Conservators; title by appointment.
Section 45-5-421 - Recording of conservator's letters.
Section 45-5-421.1 - Letters of conservatorship.
Section 45-5-423 - Persons dealing with conservators; protection.
Section 45-5-424 - Powers of conservator in administration.
Section 45-5-425 - Distributive duties and powers of conservator.
Section 45-5-426 - Consent to conservatorship; applicable laws.
Section 45-5-427 - Preservation of estate plan.
Section 45-5-428 - Claims against protected person; enforcement.
Section 45-5-429 - Individual liability of conservator.
Section 45-5-430 - Termination of proceeding.
Section 45-5-434 - Registration of guardianship orders.