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2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs
Section 10C Uniform Child Abduction Prevention
Section 40-10C-5 Jurisdiction.
NM Stat § 40-10C-5 (2014) What's This?
40-10C-5. Jurisdiction.
A. A petition pursuant to the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue pursuant to the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act [40-10A-101 through 40-10A-403 NMSA 1978].
B. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction pursuant to Section 40-10A-204 NMSA 1978 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.
History: Laws 2013, ch. 156, 5.
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