A. Remedies provided by the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity.
B. The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act does not:
(1) provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of this state; or
(2) grant a tribunal of this state jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to child custody or visitation in a proceeding pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 107, § 103; amended and recompiled as 40-6A-104 by Laws 2005, ch. 166, § 2; 2011, ch. 159, § 3.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978.
The 2011 amendment, effective May 18, 2016, made stylistic changes.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, provided in Subsection (a) that the remedies do not affect available remedies under other law, including the recognition of a support order of a foreign country of political subdivision on the basis of comity and added Subsections (b)(1) and (2) to provide that the Uniform Act does not provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing support orders or grant a tribunal of New Mexico jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to custody or visitation in a proceeding under the Uniform Act.