New Mexico § 40-14-15 Recognition of foreign decrees

New Mexico Statutes

§ 40-14-15 — Recognition of foreign decrees

New Mexico § 40-14-15

Ch. 40Domestic Affairs

Art. 14Adult Adoptions

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-14-15 (2026).

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Every judgment establishing the relationship of parent and child by adult adoption issued pursuant to due process of law by the tribunals of any other jurisdiction within or without the United States shall be recognized in this state, so that the rights and obligations of the parties as to matters within the jurisdiction of this state shall be determined as though the judgment were issued by the courts of this state.

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Every judgment establishing the relationship of parent and child by adult adoption issued pursuant to due process of law by the tribunals of any other jurisdiction within or without the United States shall be recognized in this state, so that the rights and obligations of the parties as to matters within the jurisdiction of this state shall be determined as though the judgment were issued by the courts of this state.