A. In a proceeding pursuant to this article, the district court shall issue a temporary order for support of a child if the order is appropriate and the person ordered to pay support is:
(1) a presumed father of the child;
(2) petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;
(3) identified as the father through genetic testing pursuant to Section 5-505 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act;
(4) an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;
(5) shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; or
(6) the mother of the child.
B. A temporary order may include provisions for custody and visitation as provided by other law of this state. A temporary order of support is subject to Section 6-636 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act.
History: Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 6-624.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 20 made the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act effective January 1, 2010.