New Mexico Statutes
§ 40-10A-202 — Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction
New Mexico § 40-10A-202
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-10A-202 (2026).
Text
(a)Except as otherwise provided in Section 204, a court of this state which has made a child-custody determination consistent with Section 201 or 203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:
(1)a court of this state determines that the child, or the child and one parent, or the child and a person acting as a parent do not have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training and personal relationships; or (2) a court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child's parents and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.
(b)A court of this state which has made a child-custody determination and doe
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Legislative History
Laws 2001, ch. 114, § 202.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 40-10A-202, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/40/40-10A-202.