Effect of acknowledgment or denial of paternity.

1. Law
2. New Mexico Statutes
3. Domestic Affairs
4. New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act
5. VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY
6. Effect of acknowledgment or denial of paternity.

A. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3-307 and 3-308 [40-11A-307, 40-11A-308 NMSA 1978] of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act, a valid acknowledgment of paternity filed with the bureau is equivalent to an adjudication of paternity of a child.

B. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3-307 and 3-308 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act, a valid denial of paternity by a presumed father filed with the bureau in conjunction with a valid acknowledgment of paternity is equivalent to an adjudication of the nonpaternity of the presumed father.

History: Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 3-305.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 20 made the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act effective January 1, 2010.

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