A. If the attorney general determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or may provide those services directly to the individual.
B. The attorney general may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 107, § 308; 2005, ch. 166, § 20; 2011, ch. 159, § 21.
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 — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch.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, eliminated political subdivisions from the scope of Subsection B.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, added Subsection (b) to provide that the attorney general may determine that a foreign country or political subdivision has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with New Mexico.