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2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 40: Domestic Affairs
Article 4B: Child Support Hearing Officers, 40-4B-1 through 40-4B-10
Section 40-4B-2: Purpose.

Universal Citation:
NM Stat § 40-4B-2 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis)
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40-4B-2. Purpose.

The purpose of the Child Support Hearing Officer Act [40-4B-1 NMSA 1978] is to provide the personnel and procedures necessary to insure prompt and full payment by obligated parties of child support obligations for their dependent children and, where applicable, attendant spousal support obligations. It is further the purpose of the Child Support Hearing Officer Act to insure that support payments are made in compliance with federal regulations governing the state's federally mandated program pursuant to Title IV D of the federal Social Security Act requiring a state plan and program to enforce child support obligations. Such compliance will speed up the processing of cases and completion of enforcement actions, thereby reducing expenditures for aid to families with dependent children.

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