A. When a grandparent is granted visitation privileges with respect to a minor child pursuant to the provisions of the Grandparent's Visitation Privileges Act and the child's custodian intends to depart the state or to relocate within the state with the intention of changing that child's domicile, the custodian shall:
(1) notify the grandparents of the minor child of the custodian's intent to change the child's domicile at least five days prior to the child's change of domicile;
(2) provide the grandparent with an address and telephone number for the minor child; and
(3) afford the grandparent of the minor child the opportunity to communicate with the child.
B. This state will recognize an order or act regarding grandparent visitation privileges issued by any state, district, Indian tribe or territory of the United States of America.
History: 1978 Comp., § 40-9-4, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 93, § 5; 1995, ch. 58, § 2.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 93, § 5 repealed former 40-9-4 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1979, ch. 13, § 4, relating to applicability of article, and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1993.
The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, redesignated the subsections, inserted "or to relocate within the state" in Subsection A, substituted "change of domicile" for "departure from the state" in Paragraph (1) of Subsection A, and added Subsection B.
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