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2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs
Article 14 - Adult Adoptions
Section 40-14-15 - Recognition of foreign decrees.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 40-14-15 (2020)
Every judgment establishing the relationship of parent and child by adult adoption issued pursuant to due process of law by the tribunals of any other jurisdiction within or without the United States shall be recognized in this state, so that the rights and obligations of the parties as to matters within the jurisdiction of this state shall be determined as though the judgment were issued by the courts of this state.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, ยง 15.
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