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2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs
Article 11A - New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act
Section 40-11A-603 - Parties to proceeding.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 40-11A-603 (2018)
40-11A-603. Parties to proceeding.
The following persons shall be joined as parties in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage:
A. the mother of the child; and
B. a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated.
History: Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 6-603.
Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 20 made the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act effective January 1, 2010.
Child not automatically party. — Nothing in the statute indicates that a child is automatically a party by virtue of the fact that a child could benefit from the proceedings. Webb v. Menix, 2004-NMCA-048, 135 N.M. 531, 90 P.3d 989.
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