New Mexico § 40-6A-615 Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign

New Mexico Statutes

§ 40-6A-615 — Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign

New Mexico § 40-6A-615

Ch. 40Domestic Affairs

Art. 6ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-6A-615 (2026).

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A.Except as otherwise provided in Section 40-6A-711 NMSA 1978, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child- support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether or not the consent to modification of a child-support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to Section 40-6A-611 NMSA 1978 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.

B.An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child-support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.

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country. A. Except as otherwise provided in Section 40-6A-711 NMSA 1978, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child- support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether or not the consent to modification of a child-support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to Section 40-6A-611 NMSA 1978 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country. B. An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child-support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.