A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child-support order not pursuant to the convention may register that order in this state pursuant to Sections 40-6A-601 through 40-6A-608 NMSA 1978 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration or at another time. The petition shall specify the grounds for modification.
History: 1978 Comp., § 40-6A-616, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 52.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978.
Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 159, § 52 became effective May 18, 2016 due to the repeal of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70 by Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1.
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