New Mexico § 40-6A-701 Definitions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 40-6A-701 — Definitions

New Mexico § 40-6A-701

Ch. 40Domestic Affairs

Art. 7DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-6A-701 (2026).

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As used in Sections 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-713 NMSA 1978: A. "application" means a request pursuant to the convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority; B. "central authority" means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978 to perform the functions specified in the convention; C. "convention child-support order" means a child-support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978; D. "convention support order" means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA

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As used in Sections 40-6A-701 through 40-6A-713 NMSA 1978: A. "application" means a request pursuant to the convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority; B. "central authority" means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978 to perform the functions specified in the convention; C. "convention child-support order" means a child-support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978; D. "convention support order" means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978; E. "direct request" means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor or child residing outside the United States; F. "foreign central authority" means the entity designated by a foreign country described in Paragraph (4) of Subsection E of Section 40-6A-102 NMSA 1978 to perform the functions specified in the convention; G. "foreign support agreement": (1) means an agreement for support in a record that: (a) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin; (b) has been: 1) formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or 2) authenticated by or concluded, registered or filed with a foreign tribunal; and (c) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and (2) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument pursuant to the convention; and H. "United States central authority" means the secretary of the United States department of health and human services.