Dismissal for want of prosecution.

  1. Law
  2. New Mexico Statutes
  3. Domestic Affairs
  4. New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act
  5. PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE
  6. Hearings and Adjudication
  7. Dismissal for want of prosecution.

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The district court may issue an order dismissing a proceeding commenced pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act for want of prosecution only without prejudice. An order of dismissal for want of prosecution purportedly with prejudice is void and has only the effect of a dismissal without prejudice.

History: Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 6-635.

ANNOTATIONS

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


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