New Mexico § 40-6A-612 Recognition of order modified in another state

New Mexico Statutes

§ 40-6A-612 — Recognition of order modified in another state

New Mexico § 40-6A-612

Ch. 40Domestic Affairs

Art. 6ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-6A-612 (2026).

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If a child-support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state: A. may enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification; B. may provide appropriate relief for violations of its order that occurred before the effective date of the modification; and C. shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.

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If a child-support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state: A. may enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification; B. may provide appropriate relief for violations of its order that occurred before the effective date of the modification; and C. shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.