Proceeding before birth.

  1. Law
  2. New Mexico Statutes
  3. Domestic Affairs
  4. New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act
  5. PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE
  6. Nature of Proceeding
  7. Proceeding before birth.

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A proceeding to determine parentage may be commenced before the birth of the child, but shall not be concluded until after the birth of the child. The following actions may be taken before the birth of the child:

A. service of process;

B. discovery; and

C. except as prohibited by Section 5-502 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act, collection of specimens for genetic testing.

History: Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 6-611.

ANNOTATIONS

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


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