Registration of guardianship orders.

  1. Law
  2. New Mexico Statutes
  3. Uniform Probate Code
  4. Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction
  5. REGISTRATION AND RECOGNITION OF ORDERS FROM OTHER STATES
  6. Registration of guardianship orders.

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If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in New Mexico, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in New Mexico by filing as a foreign judgment in a court, in any appropriate county of New Mexico, certified copies of the order and letters of office.

History: 1978 Comp., § 45-5A-401, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 79.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 106 made Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 79 effective January 1, 2012.


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