This act [39-4A-1 to 39-4A-6 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Foreign Judgments Act".
History: Laws 1989, ch. 256, § 1.
Lack of jurisdiction. — Where notice of action was mailed to the defendant by the clerk of the Texas court by return receipt mail as provided by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; the delivery receipt was not signed by the defendant as required by the Texas Rules, but by someone else; the defendant was aware of the Texas proceeding and entered into a letter agreement with the plaintiff in which the plaintiff granted the defendant an extension of time to respond to the Texas complaint, the Texas court did not have jurisdiction to enter a default judgment against the defendant and the Texas default judgment was not entitled to full faith and credit in New Mexico courts. Miller v. Morrison, 2008-NMCA-092, 144 N.M. 543, 189 P.3d 676.
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