New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB373 Compare Versions

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29	29	HOUSE BILL 373
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46	46	2025
47	47	INTRODUCED BY
48	48	Pamelya Herndon
49	49	AN ACT
50	50	RELATING TO FAMILY LAW; ENACTING THE REVISED UNIFORM PARENTAGE
51	51	ACT; CLARIFYING THE DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE, ASSISTED
52	52	REPRODUCTION AND SURROGACY AGREEMENTS; PROVIDING PENALTIES;
53	53	AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978; REPEALING THE NEW MEXICO
54	54	UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT.
55	55	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
56	56	ARTICLE 1
57	57	GENERAL PROVISIONS
58	58	SECTION 1. A new Section 40-11B-101 NMSA 1978 is enacted
59	59	to read:
60	60	"40-11B-101. [NEW MATERIAL ] SHORT TITLE.--Chapter 40,
61	61	Article 11B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Revised Uniform
62	62	Parentage Act"."
63	63	SECTION 2. A new Section 40-11B-102 NMSA 1978 is enacted
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92	92	"40-11B-102. [NEW MATERIAL ] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the
93	93	Revised Uniform Parentage Act:
94	94	A. "acknowledged parent" means an individual who
95	95	has established a parent-child relationship pursuant to Article
96	96	3 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act;
97	97	B. "adjudicated parent" means an individual who has
98	98	been adjudicated to be a parent of a child by a court with
99	99	jurisdiction;
100	100	C. "alleged genetic parent" means an individual who
101	101	is alleged to be, or alleges that the individual is, a genetic
102	102	parent or possible genetic parent of a child whose parentage
103	103	has not been adjudicated; "alleged genetic parent" includes an
104	104	alleged genetic father and alleged genetic mother; "alleged
105	105	genetic parent" does not include:
106	106	(1) a presumed parent;
107	107	(2) an individual whose parental rights have
108	108	been terminated or declared not to exist; or
109	109	(3) a donor;
110	110	D. "assisted reproduction" means a method of
111	111	causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse; "assisted
112	112	reproduction" includes:
113	113	(1) intrauterine or intracervical
114	114	insemination;
115	115	(2) donation of gametes;
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144	144	(3) donation of embryos;
145	145	(4) in-vitro fertilization and transfer of
146	146	embryos; and
147	147	(5) intracytoplasmic sperm injection;
148	148	E. "birth" includes stillbirth;
149	149	F. "bureau" means the vital records and health
150	150	statistics bureau of the department of health;
151	151	G. "child" means an individual of any age whose
152	152	parentage may be determined pursuant to the Revised Uniform
153	153	Parentage Act;
154	154	H. "court" means a district court except when
155	155	referring to a court in a jurisdiction other than New Mexico;
156	156	I. "day" means a calendar day;
157	157	J. "determination of parentage" means establishment
158	158	of a parent-child relationship by a judicial or administrative
159	159	proceeding or signing of a valid acknowledgment of parentage
160	160	pursuant to Article 3 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act;
161	161	K. "dissolution of marriage" means:
162	162	(1) a declaration that a marriage is void; or
163	163	(2) a decree of dissolution of marriage;
164	164	L. "donor" means an individual who provides gametes
165	165	intended for use in assisted reproduction, whether or not for
166	166	consideration; "donor" does not include:
167	167	(1) a woman who gives birth to a child
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197	197	provided in Article 8 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act; or
198	198	(2) a parent pursuant to Article 7 of the
199	199	Revised Uniform Parentage Act or an intended parent pursuant to
200	200	Article 8 of that act;
201	201	M. "electronic" means relating to technology having
202	202	electromagnetic, digital, wireless, optical, electrical,
203	203	magnetic or similar capabilities;
204	204	N. "gamete" means sperm, egg or any part of sperm
205	205	or egg;
206	206	O. "genetic testing" means an analysis of genetic
207	207	markers to identify or exclude a genetic relationship;
208	208	P. "individual" means a natural person of any age;
209	209	Q. "intended parent" means an individual, married
210	210	or unmarried, who manifests an intent to be legally bound as a
211	211	parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction;
212	212	R. "man" means a male individual of any age;
213	213	S. "notarial officer" means a notarial officer as
214	214	defined in Section 14-14A-2 NMSA 1978;
215	215	T. "parent" means an individual who has established
216	216	a parent-child relationship pursuant to Section 40-11B-201 NMSA
217	217	1978;
218	218	U. "parentage" or "parent-child relationship" means
219	219	the legal relationship between a child and a parent of the
220	220	child;
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250	250	pursuant to Section 40-11B-204 NMSA 1978, is presumed to be a
251	251	parent of a child, unless the presumption is overcome in a
252	252	judicial proceeding, a valid denial of parentage is made
253	253	pursuant to Article 3 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act or a
254	254	court adjudicates the individual to be a parent;
255	255	W. "record" means information that is inscribed on
256	256	a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other
257	257	medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;
258	258	X. "separation" means a decree of separation or of
259	259	separate maintenance;
260	260	Y. "sign" means, with present intent to
261	261	authenticate or adopt a record:
262	262	(1) to execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
263	263	(2) to attach to or logically associate with
264	264	the record an electronic symbol, sound or process;
265	265	Z. "signatory" means an individual who signs a
266	266	record;
267	267	AA. "state" means a state of the United States, the
268	268	District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin
269	269	Islands or any territory or insular possession under the
270	270	jurisdiction of the United States; "state" includes a federally
271	271	recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo;
272	272	BB. "support-enforcement agency" means the health
273	273	care authority designated pursuant to Section 27-2-27 NMSA 1978
274	274	as the single state agency for the enforcement of child and
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303	303	spousal support obligations pursuant to Title IV D of the
304	304	federal Social Security Act and any other public official or
305	305	agency authorized to seek:
306	306	(1) enforcement of support orders or laws
307	307	relating to the duty of support;
308	308	(2) establishment or modification of child
309	309	support;
310	310	(3) determination of parentage; or
311	311	(4) location of child-support obligors and
312	312	their income and assets;
313	313	CC. "transfer" means a procedure for assisted
314	314	reproduction by which an embryo or sperm is placed in the body
315	315	of the woman who will give birth to the child;
316	316	DD. "witnessed" means that at least one individual
317	317	who is authorized to sign has signed a record to verify that
318	318	the individual personally observed a signatory sign the record;
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320	320	EE. "woman" means a female individual of any age."
321	321	SECTION 3. A new Section 40-11B-103 NMSA 1978 is enacted
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323	323	"40-11B-103. [NEW MATERIAL ] SCOPE.--
324	324	A. The Revised Uniform Parentage Act applies to an
325	325	adjudication or determination of parentage.
326	326	B. The Revised Uniform Parentage Act does not
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356	356	pursuant to the Children's Code or other law of New Mexico
357	357	other than the Revised Uniform Parentage Act. The definition
358	358	or use of terms in the Revised Uniform Parentage Act shall not
359	359	be used to interpret, by analogy or otherwise, the same or
360	360	other terms in the Adoption Act or other law of New Mexico
361	361	other than the Revised Uniform Parentage Act."
362	362	SECTION 4. A new Section 40-11B-104 NMSA 1978 is enacted
363	363	to read:
364	364	"40-11B-104. [NEW MATERIAL ] AUTHORIZED COURT.--The court
365	365	may adjudicate parentage pursuant to the Revised Uniform
366	366	Parentage Act and has jurisdiction over all actions pursuant to
367	367	that act."
368	368	SECTION 5. A new Section 40-11B-105 NMSA 1978 is enacted
369	369	to read:
370	370	"40-11B-105. [NEW MATERIAL ] APPLICABLE LAW.--The court
371	371	shall apply the law of New Mexico to adjudicate parentage. The
372	372	applicable law does not depend on:
373	373	A. the place of birth of the child; or
374	374	B. the past or present residence of the child."
375	375	SECTION 6. A new Section 40-11B-106 NMSA 1978 is enacted
376	376	to read:
377	377	"40-11B-106. [NEW MATERIAL ] DATA PRIVACY.--A proceeding
378	378	pursuant to the Revised Uniform Parentage Act is subject to law
379	379	of New Mexico other than that act that governs the health,
380	380	safety, privacy and liberty of a child or other individual who
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409	409	could be affected by disclosure of information that could
410	410	identify the child or other individual, including address,
411	411	telephone number, digital contact information, place of
412	412	employment, social security number and the child's daycare
413	413	facility or school."
414	414	SECTION 7. A new Section 40-11B-107 NMSA 1978 is enacted
415	415	to read:
416	416	"40-11B-107. [NEW MATERIAL ] ESTABLISHMENT OF MATERNITY
417	417	AND PATERNITY.--To the extent practicable, a provision of the
418	418	Revised Uniform Parentage Act applicable to a father-child
419	419	relationship applies to a mother-child relationship, and a
420	420	provision of that act applicable to a mother-child relationship
421	421	applies to a father-child relationship."
422	422	ARTICLE 2
423	423	PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
424	424	SECTION 8. A new Section 40-11B-201 NMSA 1978 is enacted
425	425	to read:
426	426	"40-11B-201. [NEW MATERIAL ] ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENT-CHILD
427	427	RELATIONSHIP.--A parent-child relationship is established
428	428	between an individual and a child if:
429	429	A. the individual gives birth to the child, except
430	430	as otherwise provided in Article 8 of the Revised Uniform
431	431	Parentage Act;
432	432	B. there is a presumption pursuant to Section
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462	462	child, unless the presumption is overcome in a judicial
463	463	proceeding or a valid denial of parentage is made pursuant to
464	464	Article 3 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act;
465	465	C. the individual is adjudicated a parent of the
466	466	child pursuant to Article 6 of the Revised Uniform Parentage
467	467	Act;
468	468	D. the individual adopts the child;
469	469	E. the individual acknowledges parentage of the
470	470	child pursuant to Article 3 of the Revised Uniform Parentage
471	471	Act, unless the acknowledgment is rescinded pursuant to Section
472	472	40-11B-308 NMSA 1978 or successfully challenged pursuant to
473	473	Article 3 or 6 of that act;
474	474	F. the individual's parentage of the child is
475	475	established pursuant to Article 7 of the Revised Uniform
476	476	Parentage Act; or
477	477	G. the individual's parentage of the child is
478	478	established pursuant to Article 8 of the Revised Uniform
479	479	Parentage Act."
480	480	SECTION 9. A new Section 40-11B-202 NMSA 1978 is enacted
481	481	to read:
482	482	"40-11B-202. [NEW MATERIAL ] NO DISCRIMINATION BASED ON
483	483	MARITAL STATUS OF PARENT.--A parent-child relationship extends
484	484	equally to every child and parent, regardless of the marital
485	485	status of the parent."
486	486	SECTION 10. A new Section 40-11B-203 NMSA 1978 is enacted
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516	516	"40-11B-203. [NEW MATERIAL ] CONSEQUENCES OF ESTABLISHING
517	517	PARENTAGE.--Unless parental rights are terminated or
518	518	extinguished by relinquishment and decree of adoption pursuant
519	519	to the Children's Code, a parent-child relationship established
520	520	pursuant to the Revised Uniform Parentage Act applies for all
521	521	purposes, except determinations of parental rights pursuant to
522	522	the Children's Code or as otherwise provided by law of New
523	523	Mexico other than the Revised Uniform Parentage Act."
524	524	SECTION 11. A new Section 40-11B-204 NMSA 1978 is enacted
525	525	to read:
526	526	"40-11B-204. [NEW MATERIAL ] PRESUMPTION OF PARENTAGE.--
527	527	A. An individual is presumed to be a parent of a
528	528	child if:
529	529	(1) except as otherwise provided pursuant to
530	530	Article 8 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act or law of New
531	531	Mexico other than that act:
532	532	(a) the individual and the woman who
533	533	gave birth to the child are married to each other and the child
534	534	is born during the marriage, regardless of whether the marriage
535	535	is or could be declared invalid;
536	536	(b) the individual and the woman who
537	537	gave birth to the child were married to each other and the
538	538	child is born not later than three hundred days after the
539	539	marriage is terminated by death or dissolution of marriage or
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568	568	after separation, regardless of whether the marriage is or
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570	570	(c) the individual and the woman who
571	571	gave birth to the child married each other after the birth of
572	572	the child, regardless of whether the marriage is or could be
573	573	declared invalid, the individual at any time asserted parentage
574	574	of the child and: 1) the assertion is in a record filed with
575	575	the bureau; or 2) the individual agreed to be and is named as a
576	576	parent of the child on the birth certificate of the child; or
577	577	(2) the individual resided in the same
578	578	household with the child for the first two years of the life of
579	579	the child, including any period of temporary absence, and
580	580	openly held out the child as the individual's child.
581	581	B. A presumption of parentage pursuant to this
582	582	section may be overcome, and competing claims to parentage may
583	583	be resolved, only by an adjudication pursuant to Article 6 of
584	584	the Revised Uniform Parentage Act or a valid denial of
585	585	parentage pursuant to Article 3 of that act. Overcoming a
586	586	presumption of parentage pursuant to the Revised Uniform
587	587	Parentage Act does not apply to a presumption of parentage
588	588	established pursuant to the Adoption Act."
589	589	ARTICLE 3
590	590	VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PARENTAGE
591	591	SECTION 12. A new Section 40-11B-301 NMSA 1978 is enacted
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621	621	"40-11B-301. [NEW MATERIAL ] ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
622	622	PARENTAGE.--A woman who gave birth to a child and an alleged
623	623	genetic father of the child, intended parent pursuant to
624	624	Article 7 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act or presumed
625	625	parent may sign an acknowledgment of parentage to establish the
626	626	parentage of the child."
627	627	SECTION 13. A new Section 40-11B-302 NMSA 1978 is enacted
628	628	to read:
629	629	"40-11B-302. [NEW MATERIAL ] EXECUTION OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
630	630	OF PARENTAGE.--
631	631	A. An acknowledgment of parentage pursuant to
632	632	Section 40-11B-301 NMSA 1978 shall:
633	633	(1) be in a record signed by the woman who
634	634	gave birth to the child and by the individual seeking to
635	635	establish a parent-child relationship, and the signatures shall
636	636	be attested by a notarial officer or witnessed;
637	637	(2) state that the child whose parentage is
638	638	being acknowledged:
639	639	(a) does not have a presumed parent
640	640	other than the individual seeking to establish the parent-child
641	641	relationship or has a presumed parent whose full name is
642	642	stated; and
643	643	(b) does not have another acknowledged
644	644	parent, adjudicated parent or individual who is a parent of the
645	645	child pursuant to Article 7 or 8 of the Revised Uniform
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674	674	Parentage Act other than the woman who gave birth to the child;
675	675	and
676	676	(3) state that the signatories understand that
677	677	the acknowledgment is the equivalent of an adjudication of
678	678	parentage of the child and that a challenge to the
679	679	acknowledgment is permitted only under limited circumstances
680	680	and is barred two years after the effective date of the
681	681	acknowledgment.
682	682	B. An acknowledgment of parentage is void if, at
683	683	the time of signing:
684	684	(1) an individual other than the individual
685	685	seeking to establish parentage is a presumed parent, unless a
686	686	denial of parentage by the presumed parent in a signed record
687	687	is filed with the bureau; or
688	688	(2) an individual other than the woman who
689	689	gave birth to the child or the individual seeking to establish
690	690	parentage is an acknowledged or adjudicated parent or a parent
691	691	pursuant to Article 7 or 8 of the Revised Uniform Parentage
692	692	Act."
693	693	SECTION 14. A new Section 40-11B-303 NMSA 1978 is enacted
694	694	to read:
695	695	"40-11B-303. [NEW MATERIAL ] DENIAL OF PARENTAGE.--A
696	696	presumed parent or alleged genetic parent may sign a denial of
697	697	parentage in a record. The denial of parentage is valid only
698	698	if:
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727	727	A. an acknowledgment of parentage by another
728	728	individual is filed pursuant to Section 40-11B-305 NMSA 1978;
729	729	B. the signature of the presumed parent or alleged
730	730	genetic parent is attested by a notarial officer or witnessed;
731	731	and
732	732	C. the presumed parent or alleged genetic parent
733	733	has not previously:
734	734	(1) completed a valid acknowledgment of
735	735	parentage, unless the previous acknowledgment was rescinded
736	736	pursuant to Section 40-11B-308 NMSA 1978 or challenged
737	737	successfully pursuant to Section 40-11B-309 NMSA 1978; or
738	738	(2) been adjudicated to be a parent of the
739	739	child."
740	740	SECTION 15. A new Section 40-11B-304 NMSA 1978 is enacted
741	741	to read:
742	742	"40-11B-304. [NEW MATERIAL ] RULES FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR
743	743	DENIAL OF PARENTAGE.--
744	744	A. An acknowledgment of parentage and a denial of
745	745	parentage may be contained in a single document or may be in
746	746	counterparts and may be filed with the bureau separately or
747	747	simultaneously. If filing of the acknowledgment and denial
748	748	both are required pursuant to the Revised Uniform Parentage
749	749	Act, neither is effective until both are filed.
750	750	B. An acknowledgment of parentage or denial of
751	751	parentage may be signed before or after the birth of the child.
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780	780	C. Subject to Subsection A of this section, an
781	781	acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage takes effect
782	782	on the birth of the child or filing of the document with the
783	783	bureau, whichever occurs later.
784	784	D. An acknowledgment of parentage or denial of
785	785	parentage signed by a minor is valid if the acknowledgment
786	786	complies with the Revised Uniform Parentage Act."
787	787	SECTION 16. A new Section 40-11B-305 NMSA 1978 is enacted
788	788	to read:
789	789	"40-11B-305. [NEW MATERIAL ] EFFECT OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR
790	790	DENIAL OF PARENTAGE.--
791	791	A. Except as otherwise provided in Sections
792	792	40-11B-308 and 40-11B-309 NMSA 1978, an acknowledgment of
793	793	parentage that complies with this article of the Revised
794	794	Uniform Parentage Act and is filed with the bureau is
795	795	equivalent to an adjudication of parentage of the child and
796	796	confers on the acknowledged parent all rights and duties of a
797	797	parent.
798	798	B. Except as otherwise provided in Sections
799	799	40-11B-308 and 40-11B-309 NMSA 1978, a denial of parentage by a
800	800	presumed parent or alleged genetic parent that complies with
801	801	this article of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act and is filed
802	802	with the bureau with an acknowledgment of parentage that
803	803	complies with this article of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act
804	804	is equivalent to an adjudication of the nonparentage of the
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833	833	presumed parent or alleged genetic parent and discharges the
834	834	presumed parent or alleged genetic parent from all rights and
835	835	duties of a parent."
836	836	SECTION 17. A new Section 40-11B-306 NMSA 1978 is enacted
837	837	to read:
838	838	"40-11B-306. [NEW MATERIAL ] NO FILING FEE.--The bureau
839	839	shall not charge a fee for filing an acknowledgment of
840	840	parentage or denial of parentage."
841	841	SECTION 18. A new Section 40-11B-307 NMSA 1978 is enacted
842	842	to read:
843	843	"40-11B-307. [NEW MATERIAL ] RATIFICATION BARRED.--A court
844	844	conducting a judicial proceeding or an administrative agency
845	845	conducting an administrative proceeding is not required or
846	846	permitted to ratify an unchallenged acknowledgment of
847	847	parentage."
848	848	SECTION 19. A new Section 40-11B-308 NMSA 1978 is enacted
849	849	to read:
850	850	"40-11B-308. [NEW MATERIAL ] PROCEEDING FOR RESCISSION.--A
851	851	signatory may rescind an acknowledgment of parentage or denial
852	852	of parentage only by means of a judicial proceeding to rescind
853	853	the acknowledgment or denial of parentage. A proceeding to
854	854	rescind an acknowledgment of parentage or a denial of parentage
855	855	shall be brought no later than the earlier of:
856	856	A. sixty days after the effective date of the
857	857	acknowledgment or denial, as provided in Section 40-11B-304
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886	886	NMSA 1978;
887	887	B. in the case of a signatory who was a minor at
888	888	the time of acknowledgment, the later of:
889	889	(1) sixty days after the eighteenth birthday
890	890	of the signatory; or
891	891	(2) sixty days after the effective date of the
892	892	acknowledgment or denial, as provided in Section 40-11B-304
893	893	NMSA 1978; or
894	894	C. the date of the first hearing, in a proceeding
895	895	to which the signatory is a party, before a court to adjudicate
896	896	an issue relating to the child, including a proceeding that
897	897	establishes support."
898	898	SECTION 20. A new Section 40-11B-309 NMSA 1978 is enacted
899	899	to read:
900	900	"40-11B-309. [NEW MATERIAL ] CHALLENGE AFTER EXPIRATION OF
901	901	PERIOD FOR RESCISSION.--
902	902	A. After the period for rescission pursuant to
903	903	Section 40-11B-308 NMSA 1978 expires, but not later than two
904	904	years after the effective date pursuant to Section 40-11B-304
905	905	NMSA 1978 of an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of
906	906	parentage, a signatory of the acknowledgment or denial may
907	907	commence a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment or
908	908	denial, including a challenge brought pursuant to Section
909	909	40-11B-614 NMSA 1978, only on the basis of fraud, duress or
910	910	material mistake of fact.
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939	939	B. A challenge to an acknowledgment of parentage or
940	940	denial of parentage by an individual who was not a signatory to
941	941	the acknowledgment or denial is governed by Section 40-11B-610
942	942	NMSA 1978."
943	943	SECTION 21. A new Section 40-11B-310 NMSA 1978 is enacted
944	944	to read:
945	945	"40-11B-310. [NEW MATERIAL ] PROCEDURE FOR CHALLENGE BY
946	946	SIGNATORY.--
947	947	A. Every signatory to an acknowledgment of
948	948	parentage and any related denial of parentage shall be made a
949	949	party to a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment or
950	950	denial.
951	951	B. By signing an acknowledgment of parentage or
952	952	denial of parentage, a signatory submits to the personal
953	953	jurisdiction of the courts of New Mexico in a proceeding to
954	954	challenge the acknowledgment or denial, effective on the filing
955	955	of the acknowledgment or denial with the bureau.
956	956	C. The court may not suspend the legal
957	957	responsibilities arising from an acknowledgment of parentage,
958	958	including the duty to pay child support, during the pendency of
959	959	a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment or a related
960	960	denial of parentage, unless the party challenging the
961	961	acknowledgment or denial shows good cause.
962	962	D. A party challenging an acknowledgment of
963	963	parentage or denial of parentage has the burden of proof.
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992	992	E. If the court determines that a party has
993	993	satisfied the burden of proof pursuant to Subsection D of this
994	994	section, the court shall order the bureau to amend the birth
995	995	record of the child to reflect the legal parentage of the
996	996	child.
997	997	F. A proceeding to challenge an acknowledgment of
998	998	parentage or denial of parentage shall be conducted pursuant to
999	999	Article 6 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act."
1000	1000	SECTION 22. A new Section 40-11B-311 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1001	1001	to read:
1002	1002	"40-11B-311. [NEW MATERIAL ] FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.--The
1003	1003	court shall give full faith and credit to an acknowledgment of
1004	1004	parentage or denial of parentage effective in another state if
1005	1005	the acknowledgment or denial was in a signed record and
1006	1006	otherwise complies with law of the other state."
1007	1007	SECTION 23. A new Section 40-11B-312 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1008	1008	to read:
1009	1009	"40-11B-312. [NEW MATERIAL ] FORMS FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND
1010	1010	DENIAL OF PARENTAGE.--
1011	1011	A. The bureau shall prescribe forms for an
1012	1012	acknowledgment of parentage and denial of parentage.
1013	1013	B. A valid acknowledgment of parentage or denial of
1014	1014	parentage is not affected by a later modification of the form
1015	1015	pursuant to Subsection A of this section."
1016	1016	SECTION 24. A new Section 40-11B-313 NMSA 1978 is enacted
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1045	1045	to read:
1046	1046	"40-11B-313. [NEW MATERIAL ] RELEASE OF INFORMATION.--The
1047	1047	bureau may release information relating to an acknowledgment of
1048	1048	parentage or denial of parentage to a signatory of the
1049	1049	acknowledgment or denial, a court, federal agency and support-
1050	1050	enforcement agency of this or another state as permitted by the
1051	1051	provisions of Chapter 24, Article 14 NMSA 1978."
1052	1052	SECTION 25. A new Section 40-11B-314 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1053	1053	to read:
1054	1054	"40-11B-314. [NEW MATERIAL ] ADOPTION OF RULES.--The
1055	1055	bureau may adopt rules pursuant to the State Rules Act to
1056	1056	implement this article of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act."
1057	1057	ARTICLE 4
1058	1058	REGISTRY OF PATERNITY
1059	1059	SECTION 26. A new Section 40-11B-401 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1060	1060	to read:
1061	1061	"40-11B-401. [NEW MATERIAL ] ESTABLISHMENT OF REGISTRY.--
1062	1062	The putative father registry established pursuant to Section
1063	1063	32A-5-20 NMSA 1978 is also the registry of paternity
1064	1064	established pursuant to the Revised Uniform Parentage Act."
1065	1065	ARTICLE 5
1066	1066	GENETIC TESTING
1067	1067	SECTION 27. A new Section 40-11B-501 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1068	1068	to read:
1069	1069	"40-11B-501. [NEW MATERIAL ] DEFINITIONS.--As used in this
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1098	1098	article of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act:
1099	1099	A. "combined relationship index" means the product
1100	1100	of all tested relationship indices;
1101	1101	B. "ethnic or racial group" means, for the purpose
1102	1102	of genetic testing, a recognized group that an individual
1103	1103	identifies as the individual's ancestry or part of the ancestry
1104	1104	or that is identified by other information;
1105	1105	C. "hypothesized genetic relationship" means an
1106	1106	asserted genetic relationship between an individual and a
1107	1107	child;
1108	1108	D. "probability of parentage" means, for the ethnic
1109	1109	or racial group to which an individual alleged to be a parent
1110	1110	belongs, the probability that a hypothesized genetic
1111	1111	relationship is supported, compared to the probability that a
1112	1112	genetic relationship is supported between the child and a
1113	1113	random individual of the ethnic or racial group used in the
1114	1114	hypothesized genetic relationship, expressed as a percentage
1115	1115	incorporating the combined relationship index and a prior
1116	1116	probability; and
1117	1117	E. "relationship index" means a likelihood ratio
1118	1118	that compares the probability of a genetic marker given a
1119	1119	hypothesized genetic relationship and the probability of the
1120	1120	genetic marker given a genetic relationship between the child
1121	1121	and a random individual of the ethnic or racial group used in
1122	1122	the hypothesized genetic relationship."
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1151	1151	SECTION 28. A new Section 40-11B-502 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1152	1152	to read:
1153	1153	"40-11B-502. [NEW MATERIAL ] SCOPE OF ARTICLE 5--
1154	1154	LIMITATION ON USE OF GENETIC TESTING.--
1155	1155	A. This article of the Revised Uniform Parentage
1156	1156	Act governs genetic testing of an individual in a proceeding to
1157	1157	adjudicate parentage, whether the individual:
1158	1158	(1) voluntarily submits to testing; or
1159	1159	(2) is tested pursuant to an order of the
1160	1160	court or a support-enforcement agency.
1161	1161	B. Genetic testing shall not be used:
1162	1162	(1) to challenge the parentage of an
1163	1163	individual who is a parent pursuant to Article 7 or 8 of the
1164	1164	Revised Uniform Parentage Act; or
1165	1165	(2) to establish the parentage of an
1166	1166	individual who is a donor."
1167	1167	SECTION 29. A new Section 40-11B-503 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1168	1168	to read:
1169	1169	"40-11B-503. [NEW MATERIAL ] AUTHORITY TO ORDER OR DENY
1170	1170	GENETIC TESTING.--
1171	1171	A. Except as otherwise provided in this article of
1172	1172	the Revised Uniform Parentage Act or Article 6 of the Revised
1173	1173	Uniform Parentage Act, in a proceeding pursuant to that act to
1174	1174	determine parentage, the court shall order the child and any
1175	1175	other individual to submit to genetic testing if a request for
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1204	1204	testing is supported by the sworn statement of a party:
1205	1205	(1) alleging genetic parentage of the child
1206	1206	and stating facts establishing a reasonable possibility that
1207	1207	the individual is the child's genetic parent; or
1208	1208	(2) denying genetic parentage of the child and
1209	1209	stating facts establishing a reasonable possibility that the
1210	1210	individual is not a genetic parent.
1211	1211	B. The support-enforcement agency may order genetic
1212	1212	testing only if there is no presumed, acknowledged or
1213	1213	adjudicated parent of a child other than the woman who gave
1214	1214	birth to the child.
1215	1215	C. The court or support-enforcement agency shall
1216	1216	not order in utero genetic testing.
1217	1217	D. If two or more individuals are subject to court-
1218	1218	ordered genetic testing, the court may order that testing be
1219	1219	completed concurrently or sequentially.
1220	1220	E. Genetic testing of a woman who gave birth to a
1221	1221	child is not a condition precedent to testing of the child and
1222	1222	an individual whose genetic parentage of the child is being
1223	1223	determined. If the woman is unavailable or declines to submit
1224	1224	to genetic testing, the court may order genetic testing of the
1225	1225	child and each individual whose genetic parentage of the child
1226	1226	is being adjudicated.
1227	1227	F. In a proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a
1228	1228	child having a presumed parent or an individual who claims to
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1257	1257	be a parent pursuant to Section 40-11B-609 NMSA 1978, or to
1258	1258	challenge an acknowledgment of parentage, the court may deny a
1259	1259	motion for genetic testing of the child and any other
1260	1260	individual after considering the factors in Subsections A and B
1261	1261	of Section 40-11B-613 NMSA 1978.
1262	1262	G. If an individual requesting genetic testing is
1263	1263	barred pursuant to Article 6 of the Revised Uniform Parentage
1264	1264	Act from establishing the individual's parentage, the court
1265	1265	shall deny the request for genetic testing.
1266	1266	H. Subject to any rules established by the New
1267	1267	Mexico supreme court, an order pursuant to this section for
1268	1268	genetic testing is enforceable by contempt."
1269	1269	SECTION 30. A new Section 40-11B-504 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1270	1270	to read:
1271	1271	"40-11B-504. [NEW MATERIAL ] REQUIREMENTS FOR GENETIC
1272	1272	TESTING.--
1273	1273	A. Genetic testing shall be of a type reasonably
1274	1274	relied on by experts in the field of genetic testing and
1275	1275	performed in a testing laboratory accredited by:
1276	1276	(1) the AABB, formerly known as the American
1277	1277	association of blood banks, or a successor to its functions; or
1278	1278	(2) an accrediting body designated by the
1279	1279	United States secretary of health and human services.
1280	1280	B. A specimen used in genetic testing may consist
1281	1281	of a sample or a combination of samples of blood, buccal cells,
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1310	1310	bone, hair or other body tissue or fluid. The specimen used in
1311	1311	the testing need not be of the same kind for each individual
1312	1312	undergoing genetic testing.
1313	1313	C. Based on the ethnic or racial group of an
1314	1314	individual undergoing genetic testing, a testing laboratory
1315	1315	shall determine the databases from which to select frequencies
1316	1316	for use in calculating a relationship index. If an individual
1317	1317	or a support-enforcement agency objects to the laboratory's
1318	1318	choice, the following rules apply:
1319	1319	(1) not later than thirty days after receipt
1320	1320	of the report of the test, the objecting individual or support-
1321	1321	enforcement agency may request the court to require the
1322	1322	laboratory to recalculate the relationship index using an
1323	1323	ethnic or racial group different from that used by the
1324	1324	laboratory;
1325	1325	(2) the individual or the support-enforcement
1326	1326	agency objecting to the laboratory's choice pursuant to this
1327	1327	subsection shall:
1328	1328	(a) if the requested frequencies are not
1329	1329	available to the laboratory for the ethnic or racial group
1330	1330	requested, provide the requested frequencies compiled in a
1331	1331	manner recognized by accrediting bodies; or
1332	1332	(b) engage another laboratory to perform
1333	1333	the calculations; and
1334	1334	(3) the laboratory may use its own statistical
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1363	1363	estimate if there is a question as to which ethnic or racial
1364	1364	group is appropriate. The laboratory shall calculate the
1365	1365	frequencies using statistics, if available, for any other
1366	1366	ethnic or racial group requested.
1367	1367	D. If, after recalculation of the relationship
1368	1368	index pursuant to Subsection C of this section using a
1369	1369	different ethnic or racial group, genetic testing pursuant to
1370	1370	Section 40-11B-506 NMSA 1978 does not identify an individual as
1371	1371	a genetic parent of a child, the court may require an
1372	1372	individual who has been tested to submit to additional genetic
1373	1373	testing to identify a genetic parent.
1374	1374	E. The retention of materials used for genetic
1375	1375	testing shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 24-21-3
1376	1376	and 24-21-5 NMSA 1978."
1377	1377	SECTION 31. A new Section 40-11B-505 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1378	1378	to read:
1379	1379	"40-11B-505. [NEW MATERIAL ] REPORT OF GENETIC TESTING.--
1380	1380	A. A report of genetic testing shall be in a record
1381	1381	and signed under penalty of perjury by a designee of the
1382	1382	testing laboratory. A report complying with the requirements
1383	1383	of this article of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act is self-
1384	1384	authenticating.
1385	1385	B. Documentation from a testing laboratory of the
1386	1386	following information is sufficient to establish a reliable
1387	1387	chain of custody and allow the results of genetic testing to be
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1416	1416	admissible without testimony:
1417	1417	(1) the name and photograph of each individual
1418	1418	whose specimen has been taken;
1419	1419	(2) the name of the individual who collected
1420	1420	each specimen;
1421	1421	(3) the place and date each specimen was
1422	1422	collected;
1423	1423	(4) the name of the individual who received
1424	1424	each specimen in the testing laboratory;
1425	1425	(5) the date each specimen was received; and
1426	1426	(6) the accreditation of the testing facility
1427	1427	showing that it meets the requirements of Subsection A of
1428	1428	Section 40-11B-504 NMSA 1978."
1429	1429	SECTION 32. A new Section 40-11B-506 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1430	1430	to read:
1431	1431	"40-11B-506. [NEW MATERIAL ] GENETIC TESTING RESULTS--
1432	1432	CHALLENGE TO RESULTS.--
1433	1433	A. Subject to a challenge pursuant to Subsection B
1434	1434	of this section, an individual is identified pursuant to the
1435	1435	Revised Uniform Parentage Act as a genetic parent of a child if
1436	1436	genetic testing complies with this article of the Revised
1437	1437	Uniform Parentage Act and the results of the testing disclose:
1438	1438	(1) that the individual has at least a ninety-
1439	1439	nine percent probability of parentage, using a prior
1440	1440	probability of zero point five zero, as calculated by using the
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1469	1469	combined relationship index obtained in the testing; and
1470	1470	(2) a combined relationship index of at least
1471	1471	one hundred to one.
1472	1472	B. An individual identified pursuant to Subsection
1473	1473	A of this section as a genetic parent of the child may
1474	1474	challenge the genetic testing results only by other genetic
1475	1475	testing satisfying the requirements of this article of the
1476	1476	Revised Uniform Parentage Act that:
1477	1477	(1) excludes the individual as a genetic
1478	1478	parent of the child; or
1479	1479	(2) identifies another individual as a
1480	1480	possible genetic parent of the child other than:
1481	1481	(a) the woman who gave birth to the
1482	1482	child; or
1483	1483	(b) the individual identified pursuant
1484	1484	to Subsection A of this section.
1485	1485	C. Except as otherwise provided in Section
1486	1486	40-11B-511 NMSA 1978, if more than one individual other than
1487	1487	the woman who gave birth is identified by genetic testing as a
1488	1488	possible genetic parent of the child, the court shall order
1489	1489	each individual to submit to further genetic testing to
1490	1490	identify a genetic parent."
1491	1491	SECTION 33. A new Section 40-11B-507 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1492	1492	to read:
1493	1493	"40-11B-507. [NEW MATERIAL ] COST OF GENETIC TESTING.--
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1522	1522	A. Subject to assessment of fees pursuant to
1523	1523	Article 6 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act, payment of the
1524	1524	cost of initial genetic testing shall be made in advance:
1525	1525	(1) by a support-enforcement agency in a
1526	1526	proceeding in which the support-enforcement agency is providing
1527	1527	services;
1528	1528	(2) by the individual who made the request for
1529	1529	genetic testing;
1530	1530	(3) as agreed by the parties; or
1531	1531	(4) as ordered by the court.
1532	1532	B. If the cost of genetic testing is paid by a
1533	1533	support-enforcement agency, the agency may seek reimbursement
1534	1534	from the genetic parent whose parent-child relationship is
1535	1535	established."
1536	1536	SECTION 34. A new Section 40-11B-508 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1537	1537	to read:
1538	1538	"40-11B-508. [NEW MATERIAL ] ADDITIONAL GENETIC TESTING.--
1539	1539	The court or support-enforcement agency shall order additional
1540	1540	genetic testing on request of an individual who contests the
1541	1541	result of the initial testing pursuant to Section 40-11B-506
1542	1542	NMSA 1978. If initial genetic testing pursuant to that section
1543	1543	identified an individual as a genetic parent of the child, the
1544	1544	court or agency shall not order additional testing unless the
1545	1545	contesting individual pays for the testing in advance."
1546	1546	SECTION 35. A new Section 40-11B-509 NMSA 1978 is enacted
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1575	1575	to read:
1576	1576	"40-11B-509. [NEW MATERIAL ] GENETIC TESTING WHEN SPECIMEN
1577	1577	NOT AVAILABLE.--
1578	1578	A. Subject to Subsection B of this section, if a
1579	1579	genetic-testing specimen is not available from an alleged
1580	1580	genetic parent of a child, an individual seeking genetic
1581	1581	testing demonstrates good cause and the court finds that the
1582	1582	circumstances are just, the court may order any of the
1583	1583	following individuals to submit specimens for genetic testing:
1584	1584	(1) a parent of the alleged genetic parent;
1585	1585	(2) a sibling of the alleged genetic parent;
1586	1586	(3) another child of the alleged genetic
1587	1587	parent and the woman who gave birth to the other child; and
1588	1588	(4) another relative of the alleged genetic
1589	1589	parent necessary to complete genetic testing.
1590	1590	B. To issue an order pursuant to this section, the
1591	1591	court shall find that a need for genetic testing outweighs the
1592	1592	legitimate interests of the individual sought to be tested."
1593	1593	SECTION 36. A new Section 40-11B-510 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1594	1594	to read:
1595	1595	"40-11B-510. [NEW MATERIAL ] DECEASED INDIVIDUAL.--If an
1596	1596	individual seeking genetic testing demonstrates good cause, the
1597	1597	court may order genetic testing of a deceased individual."
1598	1598	SECTION 37. A new Section 40-11B-511 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1599	1599	to read:
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1628	1628	"40-11B-511. [NEW MATERIAL ] IDENTICAL SIBLINGS.--
1629	1629	A. If the court finds there is reason to believe
1630	1630	that an alleged genetic parent has an identical sibling and
1631	1631	evidence that the sibling may be a genetic parent of the child,
1632	1632	the court may order genetic testing of the sibling.
1633	1633	B. If more than one sibling is identified pursuant
1634	1634	to Section 40-11B-506 NMSA 1978 as a genetic parent of the
1635	1635	child, the court may rely on nongenetic evidence to adjudicate
1636	1636	which sibling is a genetic parent of the child."
1637	1637	SECTION 38. A new Section 40-11B-512 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1638	1638	to read:
1639	1639	"40-11B-512. [NEW MATERIAL ] CONFIDENTIALITY OF GENETIC
1640	1640	TESTING.--
1641	1641	A. A report of genetic testing for parentage may be
1642	1642	released only to the parties tested or their representatives,
1643	1643	the support-enforcement agency and the court.
1644	1644	B. An individual who intentionally releases an
1645	1645	identifiable specimen of another individual collected for
1646	1646	genetic testing pursuant to this article of the Revised Uniform
1647	1647	Parentage Act for a purpose not relevant to a proceeding
1648	1648	regarding parentage, without a court order or written
1649	1649	permission of the individual who furnished the specimen, is
1650	1650	guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced
1651	1651	pursuant to Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978."
1652	1652	ARTICLE 6
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1681	1681	PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE
1682	1682	PART 1
1683	1683	NATURE OF PROCEEDING
1684	1684	SECTION 39. A new Section 40-11B-601 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1685	1685	to read:
1686	1686	"40-11B-601. [NEW MATERIAL ] PROCEEDING AUTHORIZED.--
1687	1687	A. A proceeding may be commenced to adjudicate the
1688	1688	parentage of a child. The proceeding is governed by the Rules
1689	1689	of Civil Procedure for the District Courts.
1690	1690	B. A proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a
1691	1691	child born pursuant to a surrogacy agreement is governed by
1692	1692	Article 8 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act."
1693	1693	SECTION 40. A new Section 40-11B-602 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1694	1694	to read:
1695	1695	"40-11B-602. [NEW MATERIAL ] STANDING TO MAINTAIN
1696	1696	PROCEEDING.--Except as otherwise provided in Article 3 of the
1697	1697	Revised Uniform Parentage Act and Sections 40-11B-608 through
1698	1698	40-11B-611 NMSA 1978, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may
1699	1699	be maintained by:
1700	1700	A. the child;
1701	1701	B. the woman who gave birth to the child, unless a
1702	1702	court has adjudicated that she is not a parent;
1703	1703	C. an individual who is a parent pursuant to the
1704	1704	Revised Uniform Parentage Act;
1705	1705	D. an individual whose parentage of the child is to
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1734	1734	be adjudicated;
1735	1735	E. the support-enforcement agency;
1736	1736	F. an adoption agency authorized by law of New
1737	1737	Mexico other than the Revised Uniform Parentage Act or licensed
1738	1738	child-placement agency; or
1739	1739	G. a representative authorized by law of New Mexico
1740	1740	other than the Revised Uniform Parentage Act to act for an
1741	1741	individual who otherwise would be entitled to maintain a
1742	1742	proceeding but is deceased, incapacitated or a minor."
1743	1743	SECTION 41. A new Section 40-11B-603 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1744	1744	to read:
1745	1745	"40-11B-603. [NEW MATERIAL ] NOTICE OF PROCEEDING.--
1746	1746	A. The petitioner shall give notice of a proceeding
1747	1747	to adjudicate parentage to the following individuals:
1748	1748	(1) the woman who gave birth to the child,
1749	1749	unless a court has adjudicated that she is not a parent;
1750	1750	(2) an individual who is a parent of the child
1751	1751	pursuant to the Revised Uniform Parentage Act;
1752	1752	(3) a presumed, acknowledged or adjudicated
1753	1753	parent of the child; and
1754	1754	(4) an individual whose parentage of the child
1755	1755	is to be adjudicated.
1756	1756	B. An individual entitled to notice pursuant to
1757	1757	Subsection A of this section has a right to intervene in the
1758	1758	proceeding.
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1787	1787	C. Lack of notice required by Subsection A of this
1788	1788	section does not render a judgment void. Lack of notice does
1789	1789	not preclude an individual entitled to notice pursuant to
1790	1790	Subsection A of this section from bringing a proceeding
1791	1791	pursuant to Subsection B of Section 40-11B-611 NMSA 1978."
1792	1792	SECTION 42. A new Section 40-11B-604 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1793	1793	to read:
1794	1794	"40-11B-604. [NEW MATERIAL ] PERSONAL JURISDICTION.--
1795	1795	A. The court may adjudicate an individual's
1796	1796	parentage of a child only if the court has personal
1797	1797	jurisdiction over the individual.
1798	1798	B. A court of this state with jurisdiction to
1799	1799	adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a
1800	1800	nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the
1801	1801	individual, if the conditions prescribed in Section 40-6A-201
1802	1802	NMSA 1978 are satisfied.
1803	1803	C. Lack of jurisdiction over one individual does
1804	1804	not preclude the court from making an adjudication of parentage
1805	1805	binding on another individual over whom the court has personal
1806	1806	jurisdiction."
1807	1807	SECTION 43. A new Section 40-11B-605 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1808	1808	to read:
1809	1809	"40-11B-605. [NEW MATERIAL ] VENUE.--Venue for a
1810	1810	proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the county of New
1811	1811	Mexico in which:
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1840	1840	A. the child resides or is located;
1841	1841	B. if the child does not reside in New Mexico, the
1842	1842	respondent resides or is located; or
1843	1843	C. a proceeding has been commenced for
1844	1844	administration of the estate of an individual who is or may be
1845	1845	a parent pursuant to the Revised Uniform Parentage Act."
1846	1846	PART 2
1847	1847	SPECIAL RULES FOR PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE
1848	1848	SECTION 44. A new Section 40-11B-606 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1849	1849	to read:
1850	1850	"40-11B-606. [NEW MATERIAL ] ADMISSIBILITY OF RESULTS OF
1851	1851	GENETIC TESTING.--
1852	1852	A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of
1853	1853	Section 40-11B-502 NMSA 1978, the court shall admit a report of
1854	1854	genetic testing ordered by the court pursuant to Section
1855	1855	40-11B-503 NMSA 1978 as evidence of the truth of the facts
1856	1856	asserted in the report.
1857	1857	B. A party may object to the admission of a report
1858	1858	described in Subsection A of this section not later than
1859	1859	fourteen days after the party receives the report. The party
1860	1860	shall cite specific grounds for exclusion.
1861	1861	C. A party that objects to the results of genetic
1862	1862	testing may call a genetic-testing expert to testify in person
1863	1863	or by another method approved by the court. Unless the court
1864	1864	orders otherwise, the party offering the testimony bears the
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1893	1893	expense for the expert testifying.
1894	1894	D. Admissibility of a report of genetic testing is
1895	1895	not affected by whether the testing was performed:
1896	1896	(1) voluntarily or pursuant to an order of the
1897	1897	court or a support-enforcement agency; or
1898	1898	(2) before, on or after commencement of the
1899	1899	proceeding."
1900	1900	SECTION 45. A new Section 40-11B-607 NMSA 1978 is enacted
1901	1901	to read:
1902	1902	"40-11B-607. [NEW MATERIAL ] ADJUDICATING PARENTAGE OF
1903	1903	CHILD WITH ALLEGED GENETIC PARENT.--
1904	1904	A. A proceeding to determine whether an alleged
1905	1905	genetic parent who is not a presumed parent is a parent of a
1906	1906	child may be commenced:
1907	1907	(1) before the child becomes an adult; or
1908	1908	(2) after the child becomes an adult, but only
1909	1909	if the child initiates the proceeding.
1910	1910	B. Except as otherwise provided in Section
1911	1911	40-11B-614 NMSA 1978, this subsection applies in a proceeding
1912	1912	described in Subsection A of this section if the woman who gave
1913	1913	birth to the child is the only other individual with a claim to
1914	1914	parentage of the child. The court shall adjudicate an alleged
1915	1915	genetic parent to be a parent of the child if the alleged
1916	1916	genetic parent:
1917	1917	(1) is identified pursuant to Section
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1946	1946	40-11B-506 NMSA 1978 as a genetic parent of the child and the
1947	1947	identification is not successfully challenged pursuant to that
1948	1948	section;
1949	1949	(2) admits parentage in a pleading, when
1950	1950	making an appearance or during a hearing, the court accepts the
1951	1951	admission and the court determines the alleged genetic parent
1952	1952	to be a parent of the child;
1953	1953	(3) declines to submit to genetic testing
1954	1954	ordered by the court or a support-enforcement agency, in which
1955	1955	case the court may adjudicate the alleged genetic parent to be
1956	1956	a parent of the child even if the alleged genetic parent denies
1957	1957	a genetic relationship with the child;
1958	1958	(4) is in default after service of process and
1959	1959	the court determines the alleged genetic parent to be a parent
1960	1960	of the child; or
1961	1961	(5) is neither identified nor excluded as a
1962	1962	genetic parent by genetic testing and, based on other evidence,
1963	1963	the court determines the alleged genetic parent to be a parent
1964	1964	of the child.
1965	1965	C. Except as otherwise provided in Section
1966	1966	40-11B-614 NMSA 1978, and subject to other limitations in
1967	1967	Sections 40-11B-606 through 40-11B-614 NMSA 1978, if in a
1968	1968	proceeding involving an alleged genetic parent, at least one
1969	1969	other individual in addition to the woman who gave birth to the
1970	1970	child has a claim to parentage of the child, the court shall
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1999	1999	adjudicate parentage pursuant to Section 40-11B-613 NMSA 1978."
2000	2000	SECTION 46. A new Section 40-11B-608 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2001	2001	to read:
2002	2002	"40-11B-608. [NEW MATERIAL ] ADJUDICATING PARENTAGE OF
2003	2003	CHILD WITH PRESUMED PARENT.--
2004	2004	A. A proceeding to determine whether a presumed
2005	2005	parent is a parent of a child may be commenced:
2006	2006	(1) before the child becomes an adult; or
2007	2007	(2) after the child becomes an adult, but only
2008	2008	if the child initiates the proceeding.
2009	2009	B. A presumption of parentage pursuant to Section
2010	2010	40-11B-204 NMSA 1978 cannot be overcome after the child attains
2011	2011	two years of age unless the court determines:
2012	2012	(1) the presumed parent is not a genetic
2013	2013	parent, never resided with the child and never held out the
2014	2014	child as the presumed parent's child; or
2015	2015	(2) the child has more than one presumed
2016	2016	parent.
2017	2017	C. Except as otherwise provided in Section
2018	2018	40-11B-614 NMSA 1978, the following rules apply in a proceeding
2019	2019	to adjudicate a presumed parent's parentage of a child if the
2020	2020	woman who gave birth to the child is the only other individual
2021	2021	with a claim to parentage of the child:
2022	2022	(1) if no party to the proceeding challenges
2023	2023	the presumed parent's parentage of the child, the court shall
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2052	2052	adjudicate the presumed parent to be a parent of the child;
2053	2053	(2) if the presumed parent is identified
2054	2054	pursuant to Section 40-11B-506 NMSA 1978 as a genetic parent of
2055	2055	the child and that identification is not successfully
2056	2056	challenged that section, the court shall adjudicate the
2057	2057	presumed parent to be a parent of the child;
2058	2058	(3) if the presumed parent is not identified
2059	2059	pursuant to Section 40-11B-506 NMSA 1978 as a genetic parent of
2060	2060	the child and the presumed parent or the woman who gave birth
2061	2061	to the child challenges the presumed parent's parentage of the
2062	2062	child, the court shall adjudicate the parentage of the child in
2063	2063	the best interest of the child based on the factors set forth
2064	2064	in Subsections A and B of Section 40-11B-613 NMSA 1978; and
2065	2065	(4) except as otherwise provided in Section
2066	2066	40-11B-614 NMSA 1978, and subject to other limitations in
2067	2067	Sections 40-11B-606 through 40-11B-614 NMSA 1978, if in a
2068	2068	proceeding to adjudicate a presumed parent's parentage of a
2069	2069	child, another individual in addition to the woman who gave
2070	2070	birth to the child asserts a claim to parentage of the child,
2071	2071	the court shall adjudicate parentage pursuant to Section
2072	2072	40-11B-613 NMSA 1978."
2073	2073	SECTION 47. A new Section 40-11B-609 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2074	2074	to read:
2075	2075	"40-11B-609. [NEW MATERIAL ] ADJUDICATING CLAIM OF DE
2076	2076	FACTO PARENTAGE OF CHILD.--
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2105	2105	A. A proceeding to establish parentage of a child
2106	2106	pursuant to this section may be commenced only by an individual
2107	2107	who:
2108	2108	(1) is alive when the proceeding is commenced;
2109	2109	and
2110	2110	(2) claims to be a de facto parent of the
2111	2111	child.
2112	2112	B. An individual who claims to be a de facto parent
2113	2113	of a child shall commence a proceeding to establish parentage
2114	2114	of a child pursuant to this section:
2115	2115	(1) before the child attains eighteen years of
2116	2116	age; and
2117	2117	(2) while the child is alive.
2118	2118	C. The following rules govern standing of an
2119	2119	individual who claims to be a de facto parent of a child to
2120	2120	maintain a proceeding pursuant to this section:
2121	2121	(1) the individual shall file an initial
2122	2122	verified pleading alleging specific facts that support the
2123	2123	claim to parentage of the child asserted pursuant to this
2124	2124	section; the verified pleading shall be served on all parents
2125	2125	and legal guardians of the child and any other party to the
2126	2126	proceeding;
2127	2127	(2) an adverse party, parent or legal guardian
2128	2128	may file a pleading in response to the pleading filed pursuant
2129	2129	to Paragraph (1) of this subsection; a responsive pleading
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2158	2158	shall be verified and shall be served on parties to the
2159	2159	proceeding; and
2160	2160	(3) unless the court finds a hearing is
2161	2161	necessary to determine disputed facts material to the issue of
2162	2162	standing, the court shall determine, based on the pleadings
2163	2163	pursuant to Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, whether
2164	2164	the individual has alleged facts sufficient to satisfy by a
2165	2165	preponderance of the evidence the requirements of Paragraphs
2166	2166	(1) through (7) of Subsection D of this section; if the court
2167	2167	holds a hearing pursuant to this subsection, the hearing shall
2168	2168	be held on an expedited basis.
2169	2169	D. In a proceeding to adjudicate parentage of an
2170	2170	individual who claims to be a de facto parent of the child, if
2171	2171	there is only one other individual who is a parent or has a
2172	2172	claim to parentage of the child, the court shall adjudicate the
2173	2173	individual who claims to be a de facto parent to be a parent of
2174	2174	the child if the individual demonstrates by clear and
2175	2175	convincing evidence that:
2176	2176	(1) the individual resided with the child as a
2177	2177	regular member of the child's household for a significant
2178	2178	period;
2179	2179	(2) the individual engaged in consistent
2180	2180	caretaking of the child;
2181	2181	(3) the individual undertook full and
2182	2182	permanent responsibilities of a parent of the child without
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2211	2211	expectation of financial compensation;
2212	2212	(4) the individual held out the child as the
2213	2213	individual's child;
2214	2214	(5) the individual established a bonded and
2215	2215	dependent relationship with the child that is parental in
2216	2216	nature;
2217	2217	(6) another parent of the child fostered or
2218	2218	supported the bonded and dependent relationship required
2219	2219	pursuant to Paragraph (5) of this subsection; and
2220	2220	(7) continuing the relationship between the
2221	2221	individual and the child is in the best interest of the child.
2222	2222	E. Subject to other limitations in Sections
2223	2223	40-11B-606 through 40-11B-614 NMSA 1978, if, in a proceeding to
2224	2224	adjudicate parentage of an individual who claims to be a de
2225	2225	facto parent of the child, there is more than one other
2226	2226	individual who is a parent or has a claim to parentage of the
2227	2227	child and the court determines that the requirements of
2228	2228	Subsection D of this section are satisfied, the court shall
2229	2229	adjudicate parentage pursuant to Section 40-11B-613 NMSA 1978."
2230	2230	SECTION 48. A new Section 40-11B-610 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2231	2231	to read:
2232	2232	"40-11B-610. [NEW MATERIAL ] ADJUDICATING PARENTAGE OF
2233	2233	CHILD WITH ACKNOWLEDGED PARENT.--
2234	2234	A. If a child has an acknowledged parent, a
2235	2235	proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment of parentage or a
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2264	2264	denial of parentage, brought by a signatory to the
2265	2265	acknowledgment or denial, is governed by Sections 40-11B-309
2266	2266	and 40-11B-310 NMSA 1978.
2267	2267	B. If a child has an acknowledged parent, the
2268	2268	following rules apply in a proceeding to challenge the
2269	2269	acknowledgment of parentage or a denial of parentage brought by
2270	2270	an individual, other than the child, who has standing pursuant
2271	2271	to Section 40-11B-602 NMSA 1978 and was not a signatory to the
2272	2272	acknowledgment or denial:
2273	2273	(1) the individual shall commence the
2274	2274	proceeding not later than two years after the effective date of
2275	2275	the acknowledgment;
2276	2276	(2) the court may permit the proceeding only
2277	2277	if the court finds that permitting the proceeding is in the
2278	2278	best interest of the child; and
2279	2279	(3) if the court permits the proceeding, the
2280	2280	court shall adjudicate parentage pursuant to Section 40-11B-613
2281	2281	NMSA 1978."
2282	2282	SECTION 49. A new Section 40-11B-611 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2283	2283	to read:
2284	2284	"40-11B-611. [NEW MATERIAL ] ADJUDICATING PARENTAGE OF
2285	2285	CHILD WITH ADJUDICATED PARENT.--
2286	2286	A. If a child has an adjudicated parent, a
2287	2287	proceeding to challenge the adjudication, brought by an
2288	2288	individual who was a party to the adjudication or received
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2317	2317	notice pursuant to Section 40-11B-603 NMSA 1978, is governed by
2318	2318	the rules governing a collateral attack on a judgment.
2319	2319	B. If a child has an adjudicated parent, the
2320	2320	following rules apply to a proceeding to challenge the
2321	2321	adjudication of parentage brought by an individual, other than
2322	2322	the child, who has standing pursuant to Section 40-11B-602 NMSA
2323	2323	1978 and was not a party to the adjudication and did not
2324	2324	receive notice pursuant to Section 40-11B-603 NMSA 1978:
2325	2325	(1) the individual shall commence the
2326	2326	proceeding not later than two years after the effective date of
2327	2327	the adjudication;
2328	2328	(2) the court may permit the proceeding only
2329	2329	if the court finds that permitting the proceeding is in the
2330	2330	best interest of the child; and
2331	2331	(3) if the court permits the proceeding, the
2332	2332	court shall adjudicate parentage pursuant to Section 40-11B-613
2333	2333	NMSA 1978."
2334	2334	SECTION 50. A new Section 40-11B-612 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2335	2335	to read:
2336	2336	"40-11B-612. [NEW MATERIAL ] ADJUDICATING PARENTAGE OF
2337	2337	CHILD OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION.--
2338	2338	A. An individual who is a parent pursuant to
2339	2339	Article 7 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act or the woman who
2340	2340	gave birth to the child may bring a proceeding to adjudicate
2341	2341	parentage. If the court determines the individual is a parent
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2370	2370	pursuant to Article 7, the court shall adjudicate the
2371	2371	individual to be a parent of the child.
2372	2372	B. In a proceeding to adjudicate an individual's
2373	2373	parentage of a child, if another individual other than the
2374	2374	woman who gave birth to the child is a parent pursuant to
2375	2375	Article 7 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act, the court shall
2376	2376	adjudicate the individual's parentage of the child pursuant to
2377	2377	Section 40-11B-613 NMSA 1978."
2378	2378	SECTION 51. A new Section 40-11B-613 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2379	2379	to read:
2380	2380	"40-11B-613. [NEW MATERIAL ] ADJUDICATING COMPETING CLAIMS
2381	2381	OF PARENTAGE.--
2382	2382	A. Except as otherwise provided in Section
2383	2383	40-11B-614 NMSA 1978, in a proceeding to adjudicate competing
2384	2384	claims of, or challenges pursuant to Subsection C of Section
2385	2385	40-11B-608, Section 40-11B-610 or Section 40-11B-611 NMSA 1978
2386	2386	to parentage of a child by two or more individuals, the court
2387	2387	shall adjudicate parentage in the best interest of the child,
2388	2388	based on:
2389	2389	(1) the age of the child;
2390	2390	(2) the length of time during which each
2391	2391	individual assumed the role of parent of the child;
2392	2392	(3) the nature of the relationship between the
2393	2393	child and each individual;
2394	2394	(4) the harm to the child if the relationship
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2423	2423	between the child and each individual is not recognized;
2424	2424	(5) the basis for each individual's claim to
2425	2425	parentage of the child; and
2426	2426	(6) other equitable factors arising from the
2427	2427	disruption of the relationship between the child and each
2428	2428	individual or the likelihood of other harm to the child.
2429	2429	B. If an individual challenges parentage based on
2430	2430	the results of genetic testing, in addition to the factors
2431	2431	listed in Subsection A of this section, the court shall
2432	2432	consider:
2433	2433	(1) the facts surrounding the discovery that
2434	2434	the individual might not be a genetic parent of the child; and
2435	2435	(2) the length of time between the time that
2436	2436	the individual was placed on notice that the individual might
2437	2437	not be a genetic parent and the commencement of the proceeding.
2438	2438	C. The court may adjudicate a child to have more
2439	2439	than two parents pursuant to the Revised Uniform Parentage Act
2440	2440	if the court finds that failure to recognize more than two
2441	2441	parents would be detrimental to the child. A finding of
2442	2442	detriment to the child does not require a finding of unfitness
2443	2443	of any parent or individual seeking an adjudication of
2444	2444	parentage. In determining detriment to the child, the court
2445	2445	shall consider all relevant factors, including the harm if the
2446	2446	child is removed from a stable placement with an individual who
2447	2447	has fulfilled the child's physical needs and psychological
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2476	2476	needs for care and affection and has assumed the role for a
2477	2477	substantial period."
2478	2478	SECTION 52. A new Section 40-11B-614 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2479	2479	to read:
2480	2480	"40-11B-614. [NEW MATERIAL ] PRECLUDING ESTABLISHMENT OF
2481	2481	PARENTAGE BY PERPETRATOR OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.--
2482	2482	A. As used in this section, "criminal sexual
2483	2483	penetration" has the same meaning as set forth in Subsection A
2484	2484	of Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978.
2485	2485	B. In a proceeding in which a woman alleges that a
2486	2486	man committed criminal sexual penetration that resulted in the
2487	2487	woman giving birth to a child, the woman may seek to preclude
2488	2488	the man from establishing that he is a parent of the child.
2489	2489	C. This section does not apply if:
2490	2490	(1) the man described in Subsection B of this
2491	2491	section has previously been adjudicated to be a parent of the
2492	2492	child; or
2493	2493	(2) after the birth of the child, the man
2494	2494	established a bonded and dependent relationship with the child
2495	2495	that is parental in nature.
2496	2496	D. Unless Section 40-11B-309 or Section 40-11B-607
2497	2497	NMSA 1978 applies, a woman shall file a pleading making an
2498	2498	allegation pursuant to Subsection B of this section not later
2499	2499	than two years after the birth of the child. The woman shall
2500	2500	file the pleading in a proceeding to establish parentage
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2529	2529	pursuant to the Revised Uniform Parentage Act.
2530	2530	E. An allegation pursuant to Subsection B of this
2531	2531	section may be proved by:
2532	2532	(1) evidence that the man was convicted of
2533	2533	criminal sexual penetration, or a comparable crime in another
2534	2534	jurisdiction, against the woman and the child was born not
2535	2535	later than three hundred days after the criminal sexual
2536	2536	penetration; or
2537	2537	(2) clear and convincing evidence that the man
2538	2538	committed criminal sexual penetration against the woman and the
2539	2539	child was born not later than three hundred days after the
2540	2540	criminal sexual penetration.
2541	2541	F. Subject to Subsections A through D of this
2542	2542	section, if the court determines that an allegation has been
2543	2543	proved pursuant to Subsection E of this section, the court
2544	2544	shall:
2545	2545	(1) adjudicate that the man described in
2546	2546	Subsection B of this section is not a parent of the child;
2547	2547	(2) require the bureau to amend the birth
2548	2548	certificate if requested by the woman and the court determines
2549	2549	that the amendment is in the best interest of the child; and
2550	2550	(3) require the man to pay child support,
2551	2551	birth-related costs, or both, unless the woman requests
2552	2552	otherwise and the court determines that granting the request is
2553	2553	in the best interest of the child."
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2582	2582	PART 3
2583	2583	HEARING AND ADJUDICATION
2584	2584	SECTION 53. A new Section 40-11B-615 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2585	2585	to read:
2586	2586	"40-11B-615. [NEW MATERIAL ] TEMPORARY ORDER.--
2587	2587	A. In a proceeding pursuant to this article of the
2588	2588	Revised Uniform Parentage Act, the court may issue a temporary
2589	2589	order for child support if the order is consistent with law of
2590	2590	New Mexico other than the Revised Uniform Parentage Act and the
2591	2591	individual ordered to pay support is:
2592	2592	(1) a presumed parent of the child;
2593	2593	(2) petitioning to be adjudicated a parent;
2594	2594	(3) identified as a genetic parent through
2595	2595	genetic testing pursuant to Section 40-11B-506 NMSA 1978;
2596	2596	(4) an alleged genetic parent who has declined
2597	2597	to submit to genetic testing;
2598	2598	(5) shown by clear and convincing evidence to
2599	2599	be a parent of the child; or
2600	2600	(6) a parent pursuant to the Revised Uniform
2601	2601	Parentage Act.
2602	2602	B. A temporary order may include provisions for
2603	2603	custody and visitation pursuant to law of New Mexico other than
2604	2604	the Revised Uniform Parentage Act."
2605	2605	SECTION 54. A new Section 40-11B-616 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2606	2606	to read:
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2635	2635	"40-11B-616. [NEW MATERIAL ] COMBINING PROCEEDINGS.--
2636	2636	A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of
2637	2637	this section, the court may combine a proceeding to adjudicate
2638	2638	parentage pursuant to the Revised Uniform Parentage Act with a
2639	2639	proceeding for adoption, termination of parental rights, child
2640	2640	custody or visitation, child support, dissolution of marriage,
2641	2641	separation, probate, administration of an estate or other
2642	2642	appropriate proceeding.
2643	2643	B. A respondent shall not combine a proceeding
2644	2644	described in Subsection A of this section with a proceeding to
2645	2645	adjudicate parentage brought pursuant to the Uniform Interstate
2646	2646	Family Support Act."
2647	2647	SECTION 55. A new Section 40-11B-617 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2648	2648	to read:
2649	2649	"40-11B-617. [NEW MATERIAL ] PROCEEDING BEFORE BIRTH.--
2650	2650	Except as otherwise provided in Article 8 of the Revised
2651	2651	Uniform Parentage Act, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may
2652	2652	be commenced before the birth of the child and an order or
2653	2653	judgment may be entered before birth, but enforcement of the
2654	2654	order or judgment shall be stayed until the birth of the
2655	2655	child."
2656	2656	SECTION 56. A new Section 40-11B-618 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2657	2657	to read:
2658	2658	"40-11B-618. [NEW MATERIAL ] CHILD AS PARTY--
2659	2659	REPRESENTATION.--
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2688	2688	A. A minor child is a permissive party but not a
2689	2689	necessary party to a proceeding pursuant to this article of the
2690	2690	Revised Uniform Parentage Act.
2691	2691	B. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to
2692	2692	represent a child in a proceeding pursuant to this article of
2693	2693	the Revised Uniform Parentage Act if the court finds that the
2694	2694	interests of the child are not adequately represented."
2695	2695	SECTION 57. A new Section 40-11B-619 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2696	2696	to read:
2697	2697	"40-11B-619. [NEW MATERIAL ] COURT TO ADJUDICATE
2698	2698	PARENTAGE.--The court without a jury shall adjudicate parentage
2699	2699	of a child."
2700	2700	SECTION 58. A new Section 40-11B-620 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2701	2701	to read:
2702	2702	"40-11B-620. [NEW MATERIAL ] HEARING--INSPECTION OF
2703	2703	RECORDS.--
2704	2704	A. On request of a party and for good cause, the
2705	2705	court may close a proceeding pursuant to this article of the
2706	2706	Revised Uniform Parentage Act to the public.
2707	2707	B. A final order in a proceeding pursuant to this
2708	2708	article of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act is available for
2709	2709	public inspection. Other papers and records are available for
2710	2710	public inspection only with the consent of the parties or by
2711	2711	court order for good cause."
2712	2712	SECTION 59. A new Section 40-11B-621 NMSA 1978 is enacted
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2741	2741	to read:
2742	2742	"40-11B-621. [NEW MATERIAL ] DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF
2743	2743	PROSECUTION.--The court may dismiss a proceeding pursuant to
2744	2744	the Revised Uniform Parentage Act for want of prosecution only
2745	2745	without prejudice. An order of dismissal for want of
2746	2746	prosecution purportedly with prejudice is void and has only the
2747	2747	effect of a dismissal without prejudice."
2748	2748	SECTION 60. A new Section 40-11B-622 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2749	2749	to read:
2750	2750	"40-11B-622. [NEW MATERIAL ] ORDER ADJUDICATING
2751	2751	PARENTAGE.--
2752	2752	A. An order adjudicating parentage shall identify
2753	2753	the child by name and date of birth.
2754	2754	B. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of
2755	2755	this section, the court may assess filing fees, reasonable
2756	2756	attorney fees, fees for genetic testing, other costs and
2757	2757	necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred in a
2758	2758	proceeding pursuant to this article of the Revised Uniform
2759	2759	Parentage Act. Attorney fees, costs and expenses awarded
2760	2760	pursuant to this subsection may be paid directly to the
2761	2761	attorney, and the attorney may enforce the order in the
2762	2762	attorney's own name. The court may order these fees, costs and
2763	2763	expenses to be paid by any party in proportions and at times as
2764	2764	determined by the court, but not exceeding three years from the
2765	2765	date of the filing of the action unless there is a substantial
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2794	2794	showing that parentage could not have been established and an
2795	2795	action for child support could not have been brought within
2796	2796	three years of the child's birth. The court may order the
2797	2797	proportion of any indigent party to be paid from court funds.
2798	2798	C. The court shall not assess fees, costs or
2799	2799	expenses in a proceeding pursuant to this article of the
2800	2800	Revised Uniform Parentage Act against a support-enforcement
2801	2801	agency of New Mexico or another state, except as otherwise
2802	2802	provided by law of New Mexico other than the Revised Uniform
2803	2803	Parentage Act.
2804	2804	D. In a proceeding pursuant to this article of the
2805	2805	Revised Uniform Parentage Act, a copy of a bill for genetic
2806	2806	testing or prenatal or postnatal health care for the woman who
2807	2807	gave birth to the child and the child, provided to the adverse
2808	2808	party not later than ten days before a hearing, is admissible
2809	2809	to establish:
2810	2810	(1) the amount of the charge billed; and
2811	2811	(2) that the charge is reasonable and
2812	2812	necessary.
2813	2813	E. On request of a party and for good cause, the
2814	2814	court in a proceeding pursuant to this article of the Revised
2815	2815	Uniform Parentage Act may order the name of the child changed.
2816	2816	If the court order changing the name varies from the name on
2817	2817	the birth certificate of the child, the court shall order the
2818	2818	bureau to issue an amended birth certificate.
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2847	2847	F. The judgment or order may contain any other
2848	2848	provision directed against or on behalf of the appropriate
2849	2849	party to the proceeding concerning the duty of past and future
2850	2850	support, the custody and guardianship of the child, visitation
2851	2851	with the child, the furnishing of bond or other security for
2852	2852	the payment of the judgment or any other matter within the
2853	2853	jurisdiction of the court. The judgment or order may direct
2854	2854	the appropriate party to pay the reasonable expenses of the
2855	2855	mother's pregnancy, birth and confinement. The court shall
2856	2856	order child support retroactive to the date of the child's
2857	2857	birth, but not to exceed three years unless there is a
2858	2858	substantial showing that parentage could not have been
2859	2859	established and an action for child support could not have been
2860	2860	brought within three years of the child's birth pursuant to the
2861	2861	provisions of Sections 40-4-11 through 40-4-11.3 NMSA 1978;
2862	2862	provided that, in deciding whether or how long to order
2863	2863	retroactive support, the court shall consider:
2864	2864	(1) whether the alleged or presumed parent has
2865	2865	absconded or could not be located; and
2866	2866	(2) whether equitable defenses are applicable.
2867	2867	G. Support judgments or orders ordinarily shall be
2868	2868	for periodic payments that may vary in amount. In the best
2869	2869	interest of the child, a lump-sum payment or the purchase of an
2870	2870	annuity may be ordered in lieu of periodic payments of support;
2871	2871	provided, however, that nothing in this section shall deprive a
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2900	2900	state agency of its right to reimbursement from an appropriate
2901	2901	party should the child be a past or future recipient of public
2902	2902	assistance.
2903	2903	H. In determining the amount to be paid by a parent
2904	2904	for support of the child, a court, child support hearing
2905	2905	officer or master shall make such determination in accordance
2906	2906	with the provisions of the child support guidelines pursuant to
2907	2907	Section 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978."
2908	2908	SECTION 61. A new Section 40-11B-623 NMSA 1978 is enacted
2909	2909	to read:
2910	2910	"40-11B-623. [NEW MATERIAL ] BINDING EFFECT OF
2911	2911	DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE.--
2912	2912	A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of
2913	2913	this section:
2914	2914	(1) a signatory to an acknowledgment of
2915	2915	parentage or denial of parentage is bound by the acknowledgment
2916	2916	or denial as provided in Article 3 of the Revised Uniform
2917	2917	Parentage Act; and
2918	2918	(2) a party to an adjudication of parentage by
2919	2919	a court acting under circumstances that satisfy the
2920	2920	jurisdiction requirements of Section 40-6A-201 NMSA 1978 and
2921	2921	any individual who received notice of the proceeding are bound
2922	2922	by the adjudication.
2923	2923	B. A child is not bound by a determination of
2924	2924	parentage pursuant to the Revised Uniform Parentage Act unless:
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2953	2953	(1) the determination was based on an
2954	2954	unrescinded acknowledgment of parentage and the acknowledgment
2955	2955	is consistent with the results of genetic testing;
2956	2956	(2) the determination was based on a finding
2957	2957	consistent with the results of genetic testing, and the
2958	2958	consistency is declared in the determination or otherwise
2959	2959	shown;
2960	2960	(3) the determination of parentage was made
2961	2961	pursuant to Article 7 or 8 of the Revised Uniform Parentage
2962	2962	Act; or
2963	2963	(4) the child was a party or was represented
2964	2964	by a guardian ad litem in the proceeding.
2965	2965	C. In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or
2966	2966	separation, the court is deemed to have made an adjudication of
2967	2967	parentage of a child if the court acts under circumstances that
2968	2968	satisfy the jurisdiction requirements of Section 40-6A-201 NMSA
2969	2969	1978 and the final order:
2970	2970	(1) expressly identifies the child as a "child
2971	2971	of the marriage" or "issue of the marriage" or includes similar
2972	2972	words indicating that both spouses are parents of the child; or
2973	2973	(2) provides for support of the child by a
2974	2974	spouse unless that spouse's parentage is disclaimed
2975	2975	specifically in the order.
2976	2976	D. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of
2977	2977	this section or Section 40-11B-611 NMSA 1978, a determination
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3006	3006	of parentage may be asserted as a defense in a subsequent
3007	3007	proceeding seeking to adjudicate parentage of an individual who
3008	3008	was not a party to the earlier proceeding.
3009	3009	E. A party to an adjudication of parentage may
3010	3010	challenge the adjudication only pursuant to law of New Mexico
3011	3011	other than the Revised Uniform Parentage Act relating to
3012	3012	appeal, vacation of judgment or other judicial review."
3013	3013	ARTICLE 7
3014	3014	ASSISTED REPRODUCTION
3015	3015	SECTION 62. A new Section 40-11B-701 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3016	3016	to read:
3017	3017	"40-11B-701. [NEW MATERIAL ] SCOPE OF ARTICLE.--This
3018	3018	article of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act does not apply to
3019	3019	the birth of a child conceived by sexual intercourse or
3020	3020	assisted reproduction pursuant to a surrogacy agreement
3021	3021	pursuant to Article 8 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act."
3022	3022	SECTION 63. A new Section 40-11B-702 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3023	3023	to read:
3024	3024	"40-11B-702. [NEW MATERIAL ] PARENTAL STATUS OF DONOR.--A
3025	3025	donor is not a parent of a child conceived by assisted
3026	3026	reproduction."
3027	3027	SECTION 64. A new Section 40-11B-703 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3028	3028	to read:
3029	3029	"40-11B-703. [NEW MATERIAL ] PARENTAGE OF CHILD OF
3030	3030	ASSISTED REPRODUCTION.--An individual who consents pursuant to
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3059	3059	Section 40-11B-704 NMSA 1978 to assisted reproduction by a
3060	3060	woman with the intent to be a parent of a child conceived by
3061	3061	the assisted reproduction is a parent of the child."
3062	3062	SECTION 65. A new Section 40-11B-704 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3063	3063	to read:
3064	3064	"40-11B-704. [NEW MATERIAL ] CONSENT TO ASSISTED
3065	3065	REPRODUCTION.--
3066	3066	A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of
3067	3067	this section, the consent described in Section 40-11B-703 NMSA
3068	3068	1978 shall be in a record signed by a woman giving birth to a
3069	3069	child conceived by assisted reproduction and an individual who
3070	3070	intends to be a parent of the child.
3071	3071	B. Failure to consent in a record as required by
3072	3072	Subsection A of this section, before, on or after birth of the
3073	3073	child, does not preclude the court from finding consent to
3074	3074	parentage if:
3075	3075	(1) the woman or the individual proves by
3076	3076	clear and convincing evidence the existence of an express
3077	3077	agreement entered into before conception that the individual
3078	3078	and the woman intended that they both would be parents of the
3079	3079	child; or
3080	3080	(2) the woman and the individual for the first
3081	3081	two years of the child's life, including any period of
3082	3082	temporary absence, resided together in the same household with
3083	3083	the child and both openly held out the child as the
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3112	3112	individual's child, unless the individual dies or becomes
3113	3113	incapacitated before the child attains two years of age or the
3114	3114	child dies before the child attains two years of age, in that
3115	3115	case the court may find consent pursuant to this subsection to
3116	3116	parentage if a party proves by clear and convincing evidence
3117	3117	that the woman and the individual intended to reside together
3118	3118	in the same household with the child and both intended that the
3119	3119	individual would openly hold out the child as the individual's
3120	3120	child, but the individual was prevented from carrying out that
3121	3121	intent by death or incapacity."
3122	3122	SECTION 66. A new Section 40-11B-705 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3123	3123	to read:
3124	3124	"40-11B-705. [NEW MATERIAL ] LIMITATION ON SPOUSE'S
3125	3125	DISPUTE OF PARENTAGE.--
3126	3126	A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of
3127	3127	this section, an individual who, at the time of a child's
3128	3128	birth, is the spouse of the woman who gave birth to the child
3129	3129	by assisted reproduction may not challenge the individual's
3130	3130	parentage of the child unless:
3131	3131	(1) not later than two years after the birth
3132	3132	of the child, the individual commences a proceeding to
3133	3133	adjudicate the individual's parentage of the child; and
3134	3134	(2) the court finds that the individual did
3135	3135	not consent to the assisted reproduction, before, on or after
3136	3136	birth of the child, or withdrew consent pursuant to Section
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3165	3165	40-11B-707 NMSA 1978.
3166	3166	B. A proceeding to adjudicate a spouse's parentage
3167	3167	of a child born by assisted reproduction may be commenced at
3168	3168	any time if the court determines that:
3169	3169	(1) the spouse neither provided a gamete for,
3170	3170	nor consented to, the assisted reproduction;
3171	3171	(2) the spouse and the woman who gave birth to
3172	3172	the child have not cohabited since the probable time of
3173	3173	assisted reproduction; and
3174	3174	(3) the spouse never openly held out the child
3175	3175	as the spouse's child.
3176	3176	C. This section applies to a spouse's dispute of
3177	3177	parentage even if the spouse's marriage is declared invalid
3178	3178	after assisted reproduction occurs."
3179	3179	SECTION 67. A new Section 40-11B-706 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3180	3180	to read:
3181	3181	"40-11B-706. [NEW MATERIAL ] EFFECT OF CERTAIN LEGAL
3182	3182	PROCEEDINGS REGARDING MARRIAGE.--If a marriage of a woman who
3183	3183	gives birth to a child conceived by assisted reproduction is
3184	3184	terminated through dissolution of marriage or is subject to
3185	3185	separation before transfer of gametes or embryos to the woman,
3186	3186	a former spouse of the woman is not a parent of the child
3187	3187	unless the former spouse consented in a record that the former
3188	3188	spouse would be a parent of the child if assisted reproduction
3189	3189	were to occur after a dissolution of marriage or after
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3218	3218	separation and the former spouse did not withdraw consent
3219	3219	pursuant to Section 40-11B-707 NMSA 1978."
3220	3220	SECTION 68. A new Section 40-11B-707 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3221	3221	to read:
3222	3222	"40-11B-707. [NEW MATERIAL ] WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT.--
3223	3223	A. An individual who consents, pursuant to Section
3224	3224	40-11B-704 NMSA 1978, to assisted reproduction may withdraw
3225	3225	consent any time before a transfer that results in a pregnancy
3226	3226	by giving notice in a record of the withdrawal of consent to
3227	3227	the woman who agreed to give birth to a child conceived by
3228	3228	assisted reproduction and to any clinic or health care provider
3229	3229	facilitating the assisted reproduction. Failure to give notice
3230	3230	to the clinic or health care provider does not affect a
3231	3231	determination of parentage pursuant to the Revised Uniform
3232	3232	Parentage Act.
3233	3233	B. An individual who withdraws consent pursuant to
3234	3234	Subsection A of this section is not a parent of the child
3235	3235	pursuant to this article of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act."
3236	3236	SECTION 69. A new Section 40-11B-708 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3237	3237	to read:
3238	3238	"40-11B-708. [NEW MATERIAL ] PARENTAL STATUS OF DECEASED
3239	3239	INDIVIDUAL.--
3240	3240	A. If an individual who intends to be a parent of a
3241	3241	child conceived by assisted reproduction dies during the period
3242	3242	between the transfer of gametes or embryos and the birth of the
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3271	3271	child, the individual's death does not preclude the
3272	3272	establishment of the individual's parentage of the child if the
3273	3273	individual otherwise would be a parent of the child pursuant to
3274	3274	the Revised Uniform Parentage Act.
3275	3275	B. If an individual who consented in a record to
3276	3276	assisted reproduction by a woman who agreed to give birth to a
3277	3277	child dies before a transfer of gametes or embryos, the
3278	3278	deceased individual is a parent of a child conceived by the
3279	3279	assisted reproduction only if:
3280	3280	(1) either:
3281	3281	(a) the individual consented in a record
3282	3282	that if assisted reproduction were to occur after the death of
3283	3283	the individual, the individual would be a parent of the child;
3284	3284	or
3285	3285	(b) the individual's intent to be a
3286	3286	parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction after the
3287	3287	individual's death is established by clear and convincing
3288	3288	evidence; and
3289	3289	(2) either:
3290	3290	(a) the embryo is in utero not later
3291	3291	than thirty-six months after the individual's death; or
3292	3292	(b) the child is born not later than
3293	3293	forty-five months after the individual's death."
3294	3294	ARTICLE 8
3295	3295	SURROGACY AGREEMENTS
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3324	3324	PART 1
3325	3325	GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
3326	3326	SECTION 70. A new Section 40-11B-801 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3327	3327	to read:
3328	3328	"40-11B-801. [NEW MATERIAL ] DEFINITIONS.--As used in this
3329	3329	article of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act:
3330	3330	A. "genetic surrogate" means a woman who is not an
3331	3331	intended parent and who agrees to become pregnant through
3332	3332	assisted reproduction using her own gamete, pursuant to a
3333	3333	genetic surrogacy agreement;
3334	3334	B. "gestational surrogate" means a woman who is not
3335	3335	an intended parent and who agrees to become pregnant through
3336	3336	assisted reproduction using gametes that are not her own,
3337	3337	pursuant to a gestational surrogacy agreement; and
3338	3338	C. "surrogacy agreement" means an agreement between
3339	3339	one or more intended parents and a woman who is not an intended
3340	3340	parent in which the woman agrees to become pregnant through
3341	3341	assisted reproduction and that provides that each intended
3342	3342	parent is a parent of a child conceived pursuant to the
3343	3343	agreement. Unless otherwise specified, "surrogacy agreement"
3344	3344	refers to both a gestational surrogacy agreement and a genetic
3345	3345	surrogacy agreement."
3346	3346	SECTION 71. A new Section 40-11B-802 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3347	3347	to read:
3348	3348	"40-11B-802. [NEW MATERIAL ] ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER
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3377	3377	GESTATIONAL OR GENETIC SURROGACY AGREEMENT.--
3378	3378	A. To execute an agreement to act as a gestational
3379	3379	or genetic surrogate, a woman shall:
3380	3380	(1) have attained twenty-one years of age;
3381	3381	(2) have previously given birth to at least
3382	3382	one child;
3383	3383	(3) complete a medical evaluation related to
3384	3384	the surrogacy agreement by a licensed medical doctor;
3385	3385	(4) complete a mental health consultation by a
3386	3386	licensed mental health professional; and
3387	3387	(5) have independent legal representation of
3388	3388	the woman's choice throughout the surrogacy arrangement
3389	3389	regarding the terms of the surrogacy agreement and the
3390	3390	potential legal consequences of the agreement.
3391	3391	B. To execute a gestational or genetic surrogacy
3392	3392	agreement, each intended parent, whether or not genetically
3393	3393	related to the child, shall:
3394	3394	(1) have attained twenty-one years of age;
3395	3395	(2) complete a medical evaluation related to
3396	3396	the surrogacy agreement by a licensed medical doctor;
3397	3397	(3) complete a mental health consultation by a
3398	3398	licensed mental health professional; and
3399	3399	(4) have independent legal representation of
3400	3400	the intended parent's choice throughout the surrogacy
3401	3401	arrangement regarding the terms of the surrogacy agreement and
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3430	3430	the potential legal consequences of the agreement."
3431	3431	SECTION 72. A new Section 40-11B-803 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3432	3432	to read:
3433	3433	"40-11B-803. [NEW MATERIAL ] REQUIREMENTS OF GESTATIONAL
3434	3434	OR GENETIC SURROGACY AGREEMENT--PROCESS.--A gestational or
3435	3435	genetic surrogacy agreement shall be executed in compliance
3436	3436	with the following rules:
3437	3437	A. at least one party shall be a resident of this
3438	3438	state or, if no party is a resident of this state, at least one
3439	3439	medical evaluation or procedure or mental health consultation
3440	3440	pursuant to the agreement shall occur in this state;
3441	3441	B. a surrogate and each intended parent shall meet
3442	3442	the requirements of Section 40-11B-802 NMSA 1978;
3443	3443	C. each intended parent, the surrogate and the
3444	3444	surrogate's spouse, if any, shall be parties to the agreement;
3445	3445	D. the agreement shall be in a record signed by
3446	3446	each party listed in Subsection C of this section;
3447	3447	E. the surrogate and each intended parent shall
3448	3448	acknowledge in a record receipt of a copy of the agreement;
3449	3449	F. the signature of each party to the agreement
3450	3450	shall be attested by a notarial officer or witnessed;
3451	3451	G. the surrogate and the intended parent or parents
3452	3452	shall have independent legal representation throughout the
3453	3453	surrogacy arrangement regarding the terms of the surrogacy
3454	3454	agreement and the potential legal consequences of the
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3483	3483	agreement, and each counsel shall be identified in the
3484	3484	surrogacy agreement;
3485	3485	H. the intended parent or parents shall pay for
3486	3486	independent legal representation for the surrogate; and
3487	3487	I. the agreement shall be executed before a medical
3488	3488	procedure occurs related to the surrogacy agreement, other than
3489	3489	the medical evaluation and mental health consultation required
3490	3490	by Section 40-11B-802 NMSA 1978."
3491	3491	SECTION 73. A new Section 40-11B-804 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3492	3492	to read:
3493	3493	"40-11B-804. [NEW MATERIAL ] REQUIREMENTS OF GESTATIONAL
3494	3494	OR GENETIC SURROGACY AGREEMENT--CONTENT.--
3495	3495	A. A gestational or genetic surrogacy agreement
3496	3496	shall comply with the following requirements:
3497	3497	(1) a surrogate agrees to attempt to become
3498	3498	pregnant by means of assisted reproduction;
3499	3499	(2) except as otherwise provided in Sections
3500	3500	40-11B-811, 40-11B-814 and 40-11B-815 NMSA 1978, the surrogate
3501	3501	and the surrogate's spouse or former spouse, if any, shall have
3502	3502	no claim to parentage of a child conceived by assisted
3503	3503	reproduction pursuant to the surrogacy agreement;
3504	3504	(3) the surrogate's spouse, if any, shall
3505	3505	acknowledge and agree to comply with the obligations imposed on
3506	3506	the surrogate by the surrogacy agreement;
3507	3507	(4) except as otherwise provided in Sections
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3536	3536	40-11B-811, 40-11B-814 and 40-11B-815 NMSA 1978, the intended
3537	3537	parent or, if there are two intended parents, each one jointly
3538	3538	and severally, immediately on birth shall be the exclusive
3539	3539	parent or parents of the child, regardless of number of
3540	3540	children born or gender or mental or physical condition of each
3541	3541	child;
3542	3542	(5) except as otherwise provided in Sections
3543	3543	40-11B-811, 40-11B-814 and 40-11B-815 NMSA 1978, the intended
3544	3544	parent or, if there are two intended parents, each parent
3545	3545	jointly and severally, immediately on birth shall assume
3546	3546	responsibility for the financial support of the child,
3547	3547	regardless of number of children born or gender or mental or
3548	3548	physical condition of each child;
3549	3549	(6) the surrogacy agreement shall include
3550	3550	information disclosing how each intended parent will cover the
3551	3551	surrogacy-related expenses of the surrogate and the medical
3552	3552	expenses of the child. If health care coverage is used to
3553	3553	cover the medical expenses, the disclosure shall include a
3554	3554	summary of the health care policy provisions related to
3555	3555	coverage for surrogate pregnancy, including any possible
3556	3556	liability of the surrogate, third-party-liability liens, other
3557	3557	insurance coverage and any notice requirement that could affect
3558	3558	coverage or liability of the surrogate. Unless the agreement
3559	3559	expressly provides otherwise, the review and disclosure do not
3560	3560	constitute legal advice. If the extent of coverage is
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3589	3589	uncertain, a statement of that fact is sufficient to comply
3590	3590	with this paragraph;
3591	3591	(7) the surrogacy agreement shall permit the
3592	3592	surrogate to make all health and welfare decisions regarding
3593	3593	herself and her pregnancy. The Revised Uniform Parentage Act
3594	3594	does not enlarge or diminish the surrogate's right to terminate
3595	3595	her pregnancy; and
3596	3596	(8) the surrogacy agreement shall include
3597	3597	information about each party's right pursuant to this article
3598	3598	of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act to terminate the surrogacy
3599	3599	agreement.
3600	3600	B. A gestational or genetic surrogacy agreement may
3601	3601	provide for:
3602	3602	(1) payment of consideration and reasonable
3603	3603	expenses; and
3604	3604	(2) reimbursement of specific expenses if the
3605	3605	agreement is terminated pursuant to this article of the Revised
3606	3606	Uniform Parentage Act.
3607	3607	C. A right created pursuant to a gestational or
3608	3608	genetic surrogacy agreement is not assignable, and there is no
3609	3609	third-party beneficiary of the agreement other than the child."
3610	3610	SECTION 74. A new Section 40-11B-805 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3611	3611	to read:
3612	3612	"40-11B-805. [NEW MATERIAL ] GESTATIONAL OR GENETIC
3613	3613	SURROGACY AGREEMENT--EFFECT OF SUBSEQUENT CHANGE OF MARITAL
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3642	3642	STATUS.--
3643	3643	A. Unless a gestational or genetic surrogacy
3644	3644	agreement expressly provides otherwise:
3645	3645	(1) the marriage of a surrogate after the
3646	3646	agreement is signed by all parties does not affect the validity
3647	3647	of the agreement, her spouse's consent to the agreement is not
3648	3648	required and her spouse is not a presumed parent of a child
3649	3649	conceived by assisted reproduction pursuant to the agreement;
3650	3650	and
3651	3651	(2) the dissolution of marriage or separation
3652	3652	of the surrogate after the agreement is signed by all parties
3653	3653	shall not affect the validity of the agreement.
3654	3654	B. Unless a gestational or genetic surrogacy
3655	3655	agreement expressly provides otherwise:
3656	3656	(1) the marriage of an intended parent after
3657	3657	the agreement is signed by all parties shall not affect the
3658	3658	validity of a surrogacy agreement, the consent of the spouse of
3659	3659	the intended parent is not required and the spouse of the
3660	3660	intended parent is not, based on the agreement, a parent of a
3661	3661	child conceived by assisted reproduction pursuant to the
3662	3662	agreement; and
3663	3663	(2) the dissolution of marriage or separation
3664	3664	of an intended parent after the agreement is signed by all
3665	3665	parties shall not affect the validity of the agreement and,
3666	3666	except as otherwise provided in Section 40-11B-814 NMSA 1978,
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3695	3695	the intended parents are the parents of the child."
3696	3696	SECTION 75. A new Section 40-11B-806 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3697	3697	to read:
3698	3698	"40-11B-806. [NEW MATERIAL ] GESTATIONAL OR GENETIC
3699	3699	SURROGACY AGREEMENT--INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS.--Unless the court
3700	3700	orders otherwise, a petition and any other document related to
3701	3701	a gestational or genetic surrogacy agreement filed with the
3702	3702	court pursuant to Sections 40-11B-801 through 40-11B-807 NMSA
3703	3703	1978 are not open to inspection by any person other than the
3704	3704	parties to the proceeding, a child conceived by assisted
3705	3705	reproduction pursuant to the agreement, their attorneys and the
3706	3706	support-enforcement agency. A court shall not authorize a
3707	3707	person to inspect a document related to the agreement, unless
3708	3708	required by exigent circumstances. The person seeking to
3709	3709	inspect the document may be required to pay the expense of
3710	3710	preparing a copy of the document to be inspected."
3711	3711	SECTION 76. A new Section 40-11B-807 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3712	3712	to read:
3713	3713	"40-11B-807. [NEW MATERIAL ] GESTATIONAL OR GENETIC
3714	3714	SURROGACY AGREEMENT--EXCLUSIVE, CONTINUING JURISDICTION.--
3715	3715	During the period after the execution of a gestational or
3716	3716	genetic surrogacy agreement until ninety days after the birth
3717	3717	of a child conceived by assisted reproduction pursuant to the
3718	3718	agreement, a court of this state conducting a proceeding
3719	3719	pursuant to the Revised Uniform Parentage Act has exclusive,
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3748	3748	continuing jurisdiction over all matters arising out of the
3749	3749	agreement. This section shall not give the court jurisdiction
3750	3750	over a child-custody or child-support proceeding if
3751	3751	jurisdiction is not otherwise authorized by law of this state
3752	3752	other than the Revised Uniform Parentage Act."
3753	3753	PART 2
3754	3754	SPECIAL RULES FOR GESTATIONAL SURROGACY AGREEMENTS
3755	3755	SECTION 77. A new Section 40-11B-808 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3756	3756	to read:
3757	3757	"40-11B-808. [NEW MATERIAL ] TERMINATION OF GESTATIONAL
3758	3758	SURROGACY AGREEMENT.--
3759	3759	A. A party to a gestational surrogacy agreement may
3760	3760	terminate the agreement at any time before an embryo transfer
3761	3761	by giving notice of termination in a record to all other
3762	3762	parties. If an embryo transfer does not result in a pregnancy,
3763	3763	a party may terminate the agreement at any time before a
3764	3764	subsequent embryo transfer by giving notice of termination in a
3765	3765	record to all other parties.
3766	3766	B. Unless a gestational surrogacy agreement
3767	3767	provides otherwise, on termination of the agreement pursuant to
3768	3768	Subsection A of this section, the parties are released from the
3769	3769	agreement, except that each intended parent remains responsible
3770	3770	for expenses that are reimbursable pursuant to the agreement
3771	3771	and incurred by the gestational surrogate through the date of
3772	3772	termination.
3773	3773	.229101.7
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3801	3801	C. Except in a case involving fraud, neither a
3802	3802	gestational surrogate nor the surrogate's spouse or former
3803	3803	spouse, if any, is liable to the intended parent or parents for
3804	3804	expenses, other damages, a penalty or liquidated damages for
3805	3805	terminating a gestational surrogacy agreement pursuant to this
3806	3806	section."
3807	3807	SECTION 78. A new Section 40-11B-809 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3808	3808	to read:
3809	3809	"40-11B-809. [NEW MATERIAL ] PARENTAGE UNDER GESTATIONAL
3810	3810	SURROGACY AGREEMENT.--
3811	3811	A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of
3812	3812	this section, Subsection B of Section 40-11B-810 NMSA 1978 or
3813	3813	Section 40-11B-812 NMSA 1978, on the birth of a child conceived
3814	3814	by assisted reproduction pursuant to a gestational surrogacy
3815	3815	agreement, each intended parent is, by operation of law, a
3816	3816	parent of the child.
3817	3817	B. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of
3818	3818	this section or Section 40-11B-812 NMSA 1978, neither a
3819	3819	gestational surrogate nor the surrogate's spouse or former
3820	3820	spouse, if any, is a parent of the child.
3821	3821	C. If a child is alleged to be a genetic child of
3822	3822	the woman who agreed to be a gestational surrogate, the court
3823	3823	shall order genetic testing of the child. If the child is a
3824	3824	genetic child of the woman who agreed to be a gestational
3825	3825	surrogate, parentage shall be determined based on Articles 1
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3854	3854	through 6 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act.
3855	3855	D. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of
3856	3856	this section, Subsection B of Section 40-11B-810 NMSA 1978 or
3857	3857	Section 40-11B-812 NMSA 1978, if, due to a clinical or
3858	3858	laboratory error, a child conceived by assisted reproduction
3859	3859	pursuant to a gestational surrogacy agreement is not
3860	3860	genetically related to an intended parent or a donor who
3861	3861	donated to the intended parent or parents, each intended
3862	3862	parent, and not the gestational surrogate and the surrogate's
3863	3863	spouse or former spouse, if any, is a parent of the child,
3864	3864	subject to any other claim of parentage."
3865	3865	SECTION 79. A new Section 40-11B-810 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3866	3866	to read:
3867	3867	"40-11B-810. [NEW MATERIAL ] GESTATIONAL SURROGACY
3868	3868	AGREEMENT--PARENTAGE OF DECEASED INTENDED PARENT.--
3869	3869	A. Section 40-11B-809 NMSA 1978 applies to an
3870	3870	intended parent even if the intended parent died during the
3871	3871	period between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth
3872	3872	of the child.
3873	3873	B. Except as otherwise provided in Section
3874	3874	40-11B-812 NMSA 1978, an intended parent is not a parent of a
3875	3875	child conceived by assisted reproduction pursuant to a
3876	3876	gestational surrogacy agreement if the intended parent dies
3877	3877	before the transfer of a gamete or embryo unless:
3878	3878	(1) the agreement provides otherwise; and
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3907	3907	(2) the transfer of a gamete or embryo occurs
3908	3908	not later than thirty-six months after the death of the
3909	3909	intended parent or the birth of the child occurs not later than
3910	3910	forty-five months after the death of the intended parent."
3911	3911	SECTION 80. A new Section 40-11B-811 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3912	3912	to read:
3913	3913	"40-11B-811. [NEW MATERIAL ] GESTATIONAL SURROGACY
3914	3914	AGREEMENT--ORDER OF PARENTAGE.--
3915	3915	A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of
3916	3916	Section 40-11B-809 NMSA 1978 or Section 40-11B-812 NMSA 1978,
3917	3917	before, on or after the birth of a child conceived by assisted
3918	3918	reproduction pursuant to a gestational surrogacy agreement, a
3919	3919	party to the agreement may commence a proceeding in court for
3920	3920	an order or judgment:
3921	3921	(1) declaring that each intended parent is a
3922	3922	parent of the child and ordering that parental rights and
3923	3923	duties vest immediately on the birth of the child exclusively
3924	3924	in each intended parent;
3925	3925	(2) declaring that the gestational surrogate
3926	3926	and the surrogate's spouse or former spouse, if any, are not
3927	3927	the parents of the child;
3928	3928	(3) designating the content of the birth
3929	3929	record in accordance with Section 24-14-17 NMSA 1978 and
3930	3930	directing the bureau to designate each intended parent as a
3931	3931	parent of the child;
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3960	3960	(4) to protect the privacy of the child and
3961	3961	the parties, declaring that the court record is not open to
3962	3962	inspection except as authorized pursuant to Section 40-11B-806
3963	3963	NMSA 1978;
3964	3964	(5) requiring that the child be surrendered to
3965	3965	the intended parent or parents if necessary; and
3966	3966	(6) for other relief the court determines
3967	3967	necessary and proper.
3968	3968	B. The court may issue an order or judgment
3969	3969	pursuant to Subsection A of this section before the birth of
3970	3970	the child. The court shall stay enforcement of the order or
3971	3971	judgment until the birth of the child.
3972	3972	C. Neither this state nor the department of health
3973	3973	is a necessary party to a proceeding pursuant to Subsection A
3974	3974	this section."
3975	3975	SECTION 81. A new Section 40-11B-812 NMSA 1978 is enacted
3976	3976	to read:
3977	3977	"40-11B-812. [NEW MATERIAL ] EFFECT OF GESTATIONAL
3978	3978	SURROGACY AGREEMENT.--
3979	3979	A. A gestational surrogacy agreement that complies
3980	3980	with Sections 40-11B-802 through 40-11B-804 NMSA 1978 is
3981	3981	enforceable.
3982	3982	B. If a child was conceived by assisted
3983	3983	reproduction pursuant to a gestational surrogacy agreement that
3984	3984	does not comply with Sections 40-11B-802 through 40-11B-804
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4013	4013	NMSA 1978, the court shall determine the rights and duties of
4014	4014	the parties to the agreement consistent with the intent of the
4015	4015	parties at the time of execution of the agreement. Each party
4016	4016	to the agreement and any individual who at the time of the
4017	4017	execution of the agreement was a spouse of a party to the
4018	4018	agreement has standing to maintain a proceeding to adjudicate
4019	4019	an issue related to the enforcement of the agreement.
4020	4020	C. Except as expressly provided in a gestational
4021	4021	surrogacy agreement or Subsection D or E of this section, if
4022	4022	the agreement is breached by the gestational surrogate or one
4023	4023	or more intended parents, the non-breaching party is entitled
4024	4024	to the remedies available at law or in equity.
4025	4025	D. Specific performance is not a remedy available
4026	4026	for breach by a gestational surrogate of a provision in the
4027	4027	agreement that the gestational surrogate be impregnated,
4028	4028	terminate or not terminate a pregnancy or submit to medical
4029	4029	procedures.
4030	4030	E. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection D of
4031	4031	this section, if an intended parent is determined to be a
4032	4032	parent of the child, specific performance is a remedy available
4033	4033	for:
4034	4034	(1) breach of the agreement by a gestational
4035	4035	surrogate that prevents the intended parent from exercising
4036	4036	immediately on birth of the child the full rights of parentage;
4037	4037	or
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4066	4066	(2) breach by the intended parent that
4067	4067	prevents the intended parent's acceptance, immediately on birth
4068	4068	of the child conceived by assisted reproduction pursuant to the
4069	4069	agreement, of the full duties of parentage or that results in
4070	4070	the intended parent's failure to accept those duties
4071	4071	immediately."
4072	4072	PART 3
4073	4073	SPECIAL RULES FOR GENETIC SURROGACY AGREEMENT
4074	4074	SECTION 82. A new Section 40-11B-813 NMSA 1978 is enacted
4075	4075	to read:
4076	4076	"40-11B-813. [NEW MATERIAL ] REQUIREMENTS TO VALIDATE
4077	4077	GENETIC SURROGACY AGREEMENT.--
4078	4078	A. Except as otherwise provided in Section
4079	4079	40-11B-816 NMSA 1978, to be enforceable, a genetic surrogacy
4080	4080	agreement shall be validated by the court. A proceeding to
4081	4081	validate the agreement shall be commenced before assisted
4082	4082	reproduction related to the surrogacy agreement.
4083	4083	B. The court shall issue an order validating a
4084	4084	genetic surrogacy agreement if the court finds that:
4085	4085	(1) Sections 40-11B-802 through 40-11B-804
4086	4086	NMSA 1978 are satisfied; and
4087	4087	(2) all parties entered into the agreement
4088	4088	voluntarily and understand its terms.
4089	4089	C. An individual who terminates a genetic surrogacy
4090	4090	agreement pursuant to Section 40-11B-814 NMSA 1978 shall file
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4119	4119	notice of the termination with the court. On receipt of the
4120	4120	notice, the court shall vacate any order issued pursuant to
4121	4121	Subsection B of this section. An individual who does not
4122	4122	notify the court of the termination of the agreement is subject
4123	4123	to sanctions."
4124	4124	SECTION 83. A new Section 40-11B-814 NMSA 1978 is enacted
4125	4125	to read:
4126	4126	"40-11B-814. [NEW MATERIAL ] TERMINATION OF GENETIC
4127	4127	SURROGACY AGREEMENT.--
4128	4128	A. A party to a genetic surrogacy agreement may
4129	4129	terminate the agreement as follows:
4130	4130	(1) an intended parent who is a party to the
4131	4131	agreement may terminate the agreement at any time before a
4132	4132	gamete or embryo transfer by giving notice of termination in a
4133	4133	record to all other parties. If a gamete or embryo transfer
4134	4134	does not result in a pregnancy, a party may terminate the
4135	4135	agreement at any time before a subsequent gamete or embryo
4136	4136	transfer. The notice of termination shall be attested by a
4137	4137	notarial officer or witnessed; or
4138	4138	(2) a genetic surrogate who is a party to the
4139	4139	agreement may withdraw consent to the agreement any time before
4140	4140	forty-eight hours after the birth of a child conceived by
4141	4141	assisted reproduction pursuant to the agreement. To withdraw
4142	4142	consent, the genetic surrogate shall execute a notice of
4143	4143	termination in a record stating the surrogate's intent to
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4172	4172	terminate the agreement. The notice of termination shall be
4173	4173	attested by a notarial officer or witnessed and be delivered to
4174	4174	each intended parent any time before forty-eight hours after
4175	4175	the birth of the child.
4176	4176	B. On termination of the genetic surrogacy
4177	4177	agreement pursuant to Subsection A of this section, the parties
4178	4178	are released from all obligations pursuant to the agreement
4179	4179	except that each intended parent remains responsible for all
4180	4180	expenses incurred by the surrogate through the date of
4181	4181	termination that are reimbursable pursuant to the agreement.
4182	4182	Unless the agreement provides otherwise, the surrogate is not
4183	4183	entitled to any non-expense-related compensation for serving as
4184	4184	a surrogate.
4185	4185	C. Except in a case involving fraud, neither a
4186	4186	genetic surrogate nor the surrogate's spouse or former spouse,
4187	4187	if any, is liable to the intended parent or parents for
4188	4188	expenses, compensation, other damages, a penalty or liquidated
4189	4189	damages for terminating a genetic surrogacy agreement pursuant
4190	4190	to this section."
4191	4191	SECTION 84. A new Section 40-11B-815 NMSA 1978 is enacted
4192	4192	to read:
4193	4193	"40-11B-815. [NEW MATERIAL ] PARENTAGE UNDER VALIDATED
4194	4194	GENETIC SURROGACY AGREEMENT.--
4195	4195	A. Unless a genetic surrogate exercises the right
4196	4196	pursuant to Section 40-11B-814 NMSA 1978 to terminate a genetic
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4225	4225	surrogacy agreement, each intended parent is a parent of a
4226	4226	child conceived by assisted reproduction pursuant to an
4227	4227	agreement validated pursuant to Section 40-11B-813 NMSA 1978.
4228	4228	B. Unless a genetic surrogate exercises the right
4229	4229	pursuant to Section 40-11B-814 NMSA 1978 to terminate the
4230	4230	genetic surrogacy agreement, on proof of a court order issued
4231	4231	pursuant to Section 40-11B-813 NMSA 1978 validating the
4232	4232	agreement, the court shall make an order:
4233	4233	(1) declaring that each intended parent is a
4234	4234	parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction pursuant
4235	4235	to the agreement and ordering that parental rights and duties
4236	4236	vest exclusively in each intended parent;
4237	4237	(2) declaring that the genetic surrogate and
4238	4238	the surrogate's spouse or former spouse, if any, are not
4239	4239	parents of the child;
4240	4240	(3) designating the contents of the birth
4241	4241	certificate in accordance with Section 24-14-17 NMSA 1978 and
4242	4242	directing the bureau to designate each intended parent as a
4243	4243	parent of the child;
4244	4244	(4) to protect the privacy of the child and
4245	4245	the parties, declaring that the court record is not open to
4246	4246	inspection, except as authorized pursuant to Section 40-11B-806
4247	4247	NMSA 1978;
4248	4248	(5) requiring that the child be surrendered to
4249	4249	the intended parent or parents if necessary; and
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4278	4278	(6) for other relief the court determines
4279	4279	necessary and proper.
4280	4280	C. If a genetic surrogate terminates a genetic
4281	4281	surrogacy agreement pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection A
4282	4282	of Section 40-11B-814 NMSA 1978, parentage of the child
4283	4283	conceived by assisted reproduction pursuant to the agreement
4284	4284	shall be determined pursuant to Articles 1 through 6 of the
4285	4285	Revised Uniform Parentage Act.
4286	4286	D. If a child born to a genetic surrogate is
4287	4287	alleged not to have been conceived by assisted reproduction,
4288	4288	the court shall order genetic testing to determine the genetic
4289	4289	parentage of the child. If the child was not conceived by
4290	4290	assisted reproduction, parentage shall be determined pursuant
4291	4291	to Articles 1 through 6 of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act.
4292	4292	Unless the genetic surrogacy agreement provides otherwise, if
4293	4293	the child was not conceived by assisted reproduction, the
4294	4294	surrogate is not entitled to any non-expense-related
4295	4295	compensation for serving as a surrogate.
4296	4296	E. Unless a genetic surrogate exercises the right
4297	4297	pursuant to Section 40-11B-814 NMSA 1978 to terminate the
4298	4298	genetic surrogacy agreement, if an intended parent fails to
4299	4299	file notice required pursuant to Subsection A of Section
4300	4300	40-11B-814 NMSA 1978, the genetic surrogate or the support-
4301	4301	enforcement agency may file with the court, not later than
4302	4302	sixty days after the birth of a child conceived by assisted
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4331	4331	reproduction pursuant to the agreement, notice that the child
4332	4332	has been born to the genetic surrogate. Unless the genetic
4333	4333	surrogate has properly exercised the right pursuant to Section
4334	4334	40-11B-814 NMSA 1978 to withdraw consent to the agreement, on
4335	4335	proof of a court order issued pursuant to Section 40-11B-813
4336	4336	NMSA 1978 validating the agreement, the court shall order that
4337	4337	each intended parent is a parent of the child."
4338	4338	SECTION 85. A new Section 40-11B-816 NMSA 1978 is enacted
4339	4339	to read:
4340	4340	"40-11B-816. [NEW MATERIAL ] EFFECT OF NON-VALIDATED
4341	4341	GENETIC SURROGACY AGREEMENT.--
4342	4342	A. A genetic surrogacy agreement, whether or not in
4343	4343	a record, that is not validated pursuant to Section 40-11B-813
4344	4344	NMSA 1978 is enforceable only to the extent provided in this
4345	4345	section and Section 40-11B-818 NMSA 1978.
4346	4346	B. If all parties agree, a court may validate a
4347	4347	genetic surrogacy agreement after assisted reproduction has
4348	4348	occurred but before the birth of a child conceived by assisted
4349	4349	reproduction pursuant to the agreement.
4350	4350	C. If a child conceived by assisted reproduction
4351	4351	pursuant to a genetic surrogacy agreement that is not validated
4352	4352	pursuant to Section 40-11B-813 NMSA 1978 is born and the
4353	4353	genetic surrogate, consistent with Paragraph (2) of Subsection
4354	4354	A of Section 40-11B-814 NMSA 1978, withdraws her consent to the
4355	4355	agreement before forty-eight hours after the birth of the
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4384	4384	child, the court shall adjudicate the parentage of the child
4385	4385	pursuant to Articles 1 through 6 of the Revised Uniform
4386	4386	Parentage Act.
4387	4387	D. If a child conceived by assisted reproduction
4388	4388	pursuant to a genetic surrogacy agreement that is not validated
4389	4389	pursuant to Section 40-11B-813 NMSA 1978 is born and a genetic
4390	4390	surrogate does not withdraw her consent to the agreement,
4391	4391	consistent with Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of Section
4392	4392	40-11B-814 NMSA 1978, before forty-eight hours after the birth
4393	4393	of the child, the genetic surrogate is not automatically a
4394	4394	parent and the court shall adjudicate parentage of the child
4395	4395	based on the best interest of the child, taking into account
4396	4396	the factors in Subsection A of Section 40-11B-813 NMSA 1978 and
4397	4397	the intent of the parties at the time of the execution of the
4398	4398	agreement.
4399	4399	E. Each party to a genetic surrogacy agreement has
4400	4400	standing to maintain a proceeding to adjudicate parentage
4401	4401	pursuant to this section."
4402	4402	SECTION 86. A new Section 40-11B-817 NMSA 1978 is enacted
4403	4403	to read:
4404	4404	"40-11B-817. [NEW MATERIAL ] GENETIC SURROGACY AGREEMENT--
4405	4405	PARENTAGE OF DECEASED INTENDED PARENT.--
4406	4406	A. Except as otherwise provided in Section
4407	4407	40-11B-815 or 40-11B-816 NMSA 1978, on the birth of a child
4408	4408	conceived by assisted reproduction pursuant to a genetic
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4437	4437	surrogacy agreement, each intended parent is, by operation of
4438	4438	law, a parent of the child, notwithstanding the death of an
4439	4439	intended parent during the period between the transfer of a
4440	4440	gamete or embryo and the birth of the child.
4441	4441	B. Except as otherwise provided in Sections
4442	4442	40-11B-815 and 40-11B-816 NMSA 1978, an intended parent is not
4443	4443	a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction pursuant
4444	4444	to a genetic surrogacy agreement if the intended parent dies
4445	4445	before the transfer of a gamete or embryo unless:
4446	4446	(1) the agreement provides otherwise; and
4447	4447	(2) the transfer of the gamete or embryo
4448	4448	occurs not later than thirty-six months after the death of the
4449	4449	intended parent, or the birth of the child occurs not later
4450	4450	than forty-five months after the death of the intended parent."
4451	4451	SECTION 87. A new Section 40-11B-818 NMSA 1978 is enacted
4452	4452	to read:
4453	4453	"40-11B-818. [NEW MATERIAL ] BREACH OF GENETIC SURROGACY
4454	4454	AGREEMENT.--
4455	4455	A. Subject to Subsection B of Section 40-11B-814
4456	4456	NMSA 1978, if a genetic surrogacy agreement is breached by a
4457	4457	genetic surrogate or one or more intended parents, the non-
4458	4458	breaching party is entitled to the remedies available at law or
4459	4459	in equity.
4460	4460	B. Specific performance is not a remedy available
4461	4461	for breach by a genetic surrogate of a requirement of a
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4490	4490	validated or non-validated genetic surrogacy agreement that the
4491	4491	surrogate be impregnated, terminate or not terminate a
4492	4492	pregnancy or submit to medical procedures.
4493	4493	C. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of
4494	4494	this section, specific performance is a remedy available for:
4495	4495	(1) breach of a validated genetic surrogacy
4496	4496	agreement by a genetic surrogate of a requirement that prevents
4497	4497	an intended parent from exercising the full rights of parentage
4498	4498	forty-eight hours after the birth of the child; or
4499	4499	(2) breach by an intended parent that prevents
4500	4500	the intended parent's acceptance of the full duties of
4501	4501	parentage forty-eight hours after the birth of the child or
4502	4502	that results in the intended parent's failure to accept those
4503	4503	duties forty-eight hours after the birth of the child."
4504	4504	ARTICLE 9
4505	4505	INFORMATION ABOUT DONOR
4506	4506	SECTION 88. A new Section 40-11B-901 NMSA 1978 is enacted
4507	4507	to read:
4508	4508	"40-11B-901. [NEW MATERIAL ] DEFINITIONS.--As used in this
4509	4509	article of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act:
4510	4510	A. "identifying information" means:
4511	4511	(1) the full name of a donor;
4512	4512	(2) the date of birth of the donor; and
4513	4513	(3) the permanent and, if different, current
4514	4514	address, telephone number and electronic mail address of the
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4543	4543	donor at the time of the donation; and
4544	4544	B. "medical history" means information regarding
4545	4545	any:
4546	4546	(1) present illness of a donor;
4547	4547	(2) past illness of the donor; and
4548	4548	(3) social, genetic and family history
4549	4549	pertaining to the health of the donor."
4550	4550	SECTION 89. A new Section 40-11B-902 NMSA 1978 is enacted
4551	4551	to read:
4552	4552	"40-11B-902. [NEW MATERIAL ] APPLICABILITY.--This article
4553	4553	of the Revised Uniform Parentage Act applies only to gametes
4554	4554	collected on or after January 1, 2026."
4555	4555	SECTION 90. A new Section 40-11B-903 NMSA 1978 is enacted
4556	4556	to read:
4557	4557	"40-11B-903. [NEW MATERIAL ] COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.--
4558	4558	A. A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in
4559	4559	New Mexico shall collect from a donor the donor's identifying
4560	4560	information and medical history at the time of the donation.
4561	4561	B. A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in
4562	4562	New Mexico that receives gametes of a donor collected by
4563	4563	another gamete bank or fertility clinic shall collect the name,
4564	4564	address, telephone number and electronic mail address of the
4565	4565	gamete bank or fertility clinic from which it received the
4566	4566	gametes.
4567	4567	C. A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in
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4596	4596	New Mexico shall disclose the information collected pursuant to
4597	4597	Subsections A and B of this section as provided in Section
4598	4598	40-11B-905 NMSA 1978."
4599	4599	SECTION 91. A new Section 40-11B-904 NMSA 1978 is
4600	4600	enacted to read:
4601	4601	(RESERVED)
4602	4602	SECTION 92. A new Section 40-11B-905 NMSA 1978 is
4603	4603	enacted to read:
4604	4604	"40-11B-905. [NEW MATERIAL ] DISCLOSURE OF IDENTIFYING
4605	4605	INFORMATION AND MEDICAL HISTORY.--
4606	4606	A. On request of a child conceived by assisted
4607	4607	reproduction who attains eighteen years of age, a gamete bank
4608	4608	or fertility clinic licensed in New Mexico that collected the
4609	4609	gametes used in the assisted reproduction shall provide to the
4610	4610	child identifying information of the donor who provided the
4611	4611	gametes.
4612	4612	B. Regardless of whether a child has made a request
4613	4613	pursuant to Subsection A of this section, on request of a child
4614	4614	conceived by assisted reproduction who attains eighteen years
4615	4615	of age, or, if the child is a minor, of a parent or guardian of
4616	4616	the child, a gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in New
4617	4617	Mexico that collected the gametes used in the assisted
4618	4618	reproduction shall provide the child or, if the child is a
4619	4619	minor, the parent or guardian of the child, access to
4620	4620	nonidentifying medical history of the donor.
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4649	4649	C. On request of a child conceived by assisted
4650	4650	reproduction who attains eighteen years of age, or, if the
4651	4651	child is a minor, of a parent or guardian of the child, a
4652	4652	gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in New Mexico that
4653	4653	received the gametes used in the assisted reproduction from
4654	4654	another gamete bank or fertility clinic shall disclose to the
4655	4655	child or, if the child is a minor, the parent or guardian of
4656	4656	the child, the name, address, telephone number and electronic
4657	4657	mail address of the gamete bank or fertility clinic from which
4658	4658	it received the gametes."
4659	4659	SECTION 93. A new Section 40-11B-906 NMSA 1978 is
4660	4660	enacted to read:
4661	4661	"40-11B-906. [NEW MATERIAL ] RECORDKEEPING.--
4662	4662	A. A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in
4663	4663	New Mexico that collects gametes for use in assisted
4664	4664	reproduction shall maintain identifying information and medical
4665	4665	history about each gamete donor. The gamete bank or fertility
4666	4666	clinic shall maintain records of gamete screening and testing
4667	4667	and comply with reporting requirements, in accordance with
4668	4668	federal law and applicable law of New Mexico other than the
4669	4669	Revised Uniform Parentage Act.
4670	4670	B. A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in
4671	4671	New Mexico that receives gametes from another gamete bank or
4672	4672	fertility clinic shall maintain the name, address, telephone
4673	4673	number and electronic mail address of the gamete bank or
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4702	4702	fertility clinic from which it received the gametes."
4703	4703	ARTICLE 10
4704	4704	MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
4705	4705	SECTION 94. A new Section 40-11B-1001 NMSA 1978 is
4706	4706	enacted to read:
4707	4707	"40-11B-1001. [NEW MATERIAL ] UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION
4708	4708	AND CONSTRUCTION.--In applying and construing the Revised
4709	4709	Uniform Parentage Act, consideration shall be given to the need
4710	4710	to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject
4711	4711	matter among states that enact it."
4712	4712	SECTION 95. A new Section 40-11B-1002 NMSA 1978 is
4713	4713	enacted to read:
4714	4714	"40-11B-1002. [NEW MATERIAL ] RELATION TO FEDERAL
4715	4715	ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT.--The
4716	4716	Revised Uniform Parentage Act modifies, limits or supersedes
4717	4717	the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National
4718	4718	Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not
4719	4719	modify limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15
4720	4720	U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any
4721	4721	of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15
4722	4722	U.S.C. Section 7003(b)."
4723	4723	SECTION 96. Section 24-14-13 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1961,
4724	4724	Chapter 44, Section 13, as amended) is amended to read:
4725	4725	"24-14-13. BIRTH REGISTRATION.--
4726	4726	A. A certificate of birth for each live birth that
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4755	4755	occurs in this state shall be filed with the bureau or as
4756	4756	otherwise directed by the state registrar within ten days after
4757	4757	the birth and shall be registered if it has been completed and
4758	4758	filed in accordance with this section. When a birth, however,
4759	4759	occurs on a moving conveyance, a birth certificate shall be
4760	4760	registered in this state and the place where the child is first
4761	4761	removed shall be considered the place of birth.
4762	4762	B. When a birth occurs in an institution, the
4763	4763	person in charge of the institution or the person's designated
4764	4764	representative shall obtain the personal data, prepare the
4765	4765	certificate of birth, secure the signatures required and file
4766	4766	it as directed in this section. The physician or other person
4767	4767	in attendance shall certify the medical information required by
4768	4768	the certificate of birth within ten working days after the
4769	4769	birth in accordance with policies established by the
4770	4770	institution where the birth occurred. The person in charge of
4771	4771	the institution or the person's designee shall complete and
4772	4772	sign the certificate of birth.
4773	4773	C. When a birth occurs outside an institution, the
4774	4774	certificate of birth shall be prepared and filed by one of the
4775	4775	following in the indicated order of priority:
4776	4776	(1) the physician in attendance at or
4777	4777	immediately after the birth;
4778	4778	(2) any other person in attendance at or
4779	4779	immediately after the birth; or
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4808	4808	(3) the father, the mother or, in the absence
4809	4809	of the father and the inability of the mother, the person in
4810	4810	charge of the premises where the birth occurred.
4811	4811	D. If the mother was married at the time of either
4812	4812	conception or birth, the name of the husband shall be entered
4813	4813	on the certificate of birth as the father of the child, unless
4814	4814	paternity has been determined pursuant to Subsection F or G of
4815	4815	this section or by a court, in which case the name of the
4816	4816	father as determined pursuant to Subsection F or G of this
4817	4817	section or by the court shall be entered.
4818	4818	E. If the mother was not married at the time of
4819	4819	either conception or birth, but the mother and father have
4820	4820	signed under penalty of perjury an acknowledgment of paternity
4821	4821	on a form provided by the bureau pursuant to the [New Mexico ]
4822	4822	Revised Uniform Parentage Act, the father's name, date of birth
4823	4823	and social security number shall be entered on the
4824	4824	acknowledgment of paternity. The name of the father shall not
4825	4825	be entered on the certificate of birth without such a written
4826	4826	acknowledgment of paternity signed under penalty of perjury by
4827	4827	the mother and the person to be named as the father, unless a
4828	4828	determination of paternity has been made by a court, in which
4829	4829	case the name of the father as determined by the court shall be
4830	4830	entered.
4831	4831	F. At or before the birth of a child to an
4832	4832	unmarried woman, the person in charge of the institution, a
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4861	4861	designated representative, the attending physician or midwife
4862	4862	shall:
4863	4863	(1) provide an opportunity for the child's
4864	4864	mother and father to sign under penalty of perjury an
4865	4865	acknowledgment of paternity on a form provided by the bureau
4866	4866	pursuant to the [New Mexico ] Revised Uniform Parentage Act.
4867	4867	The completed acknowledgment of paternity shall be filed with
4868	4868	the bureau. The acknowledgment shall contain or have attached
4869	4869	to it:
4870	4870	(a) a statement by the mother consenting
4871	4871	to the assertion of paternity;
4872	4872	(b) a statement by the father that he is
4873	4873	the father of the child;
4874	4874	(c) written information, furnished by
4875	4875	the [human services department ] health care authority ,
4876	4876	explaining the implications of signing, including legal
4877	4877	parental rights and responsibilities; and
4878	4878	(d) the social security numbers of both
4879	4879	parents; and
4880	4880	(2) provide written information, furnished by
4881	4881	the [human services department ] health care authority , to the
4882	4882	mother and father, regarding the benefits of having the child's
4883	4883	paternity established and of the availability of paternity
4884	4884	establishment services and child support enforcement services.
4885	4885	G. If a married mother claims that her husband is
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4914	4914	not the father of the child, the husband signs under penalty of
4915	4915	perjury a denial of paternity on a form provided by the bureau
4916	4916	pursuant to the [New Mexico ] Revised Uniform Parentage Act and
4917	4917	the non-husband agrees that he is the father, an acknowledgment
4918	4918	of paternity may be signed under penalty of perjury by the
4919	4919	mother and the non-husband. Upon filing the acknowledgment of
4920	4920	paternity and the denial of paternity with the bureau, the name
4921	4921	of the non-husband shall be entered on the certificate of birth
4922	4922	as the father.
4923	4923	H. Pursuant to an interagency agreement for proper
4924	4924	reimbursement, the bureau shall make available to the [human
4925	4925	services department] health care authority the birth
4926	4926	certificate, the mother's and father's social security numbers
4927	4927	and paternity acknowledgments or denials. The [human services
4928	4928	department] health care authority shall use these records only
4929	4929	in conjunction with its duties as the state IV-D agency
4930	4930	responsible for the child support program under Title IV-D of
4931	4931	the federal Social Security Act.
4932	4932	I. Each party shall be provided with copies of any
4933	4933	acknowledgment of paternity and any related denial of
4934	4934	paternity.
4935	4935	J. The forms of acknowledgment of paternity and
4936	4936	denial of paternity furnished by the bureau shall comply with
4937	4937	the requirements of the [New Mexico ] Revised Uniform Parentage
4938	4938	Act and shall be provided in English and in Spanish."
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4967	4967	SECTION 97. Section 24-14-16 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1961,
4968	4968	Chapter 44, Section 16, as amended) is amended to read:
4969	4969	"24-14-16. JUDICIAL PROCEDURE TO ESTABLISH FACTS OF
4970	4970	BIRTH.--
4971	4971	A. If a delayed certificate of birth is rejected
4972	4972	under the provisions of Section 24-14-15 NMSA 1978, a petition
4973	4973	may be filed with a court for an order establishing a record of
4974	4974	the date and place of the birth and the parentage of the person
4975	4975	whose birth is to be registered.
4976	4976	B. The petition shall allege that:
4977	4977	(1) the person for whom a delayed certificate
4978	4978	of birth is sought was born in this state;
4979	4979	(2) no record of birth of the person can be
4980	4980	found in the bureau;
4981	4981	(3) diligent efforts by the petitioner have
4982	4982	failed to obtain the evidence required in accordance with
4983	4983	Section 24-14-15 NMSA 1978;
4984	4984	(4) the state registrar has refused to
4985	4985	register a delayed certificate of birth; and
4986	4986	(5) any other allegations as may be required.
4987	4987	C. The petition shall be accompanied by a statement
4988	4988	of the registration official made in accordance with Section
4989	4989	24-14-15 NMSA 1978 and all documentary evidence that was
4990	4990	submitted to the registration official in support of the
4991	4991	registration. The petition shall be sworn to by the
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5020	5020	petitioner.
5021	5021	D. The court shall fix a time and place for hearing
5022	5022	the petition and shall give the registration official who
5023	5023	refused to register the petitioner's delayed certificate of
5024	5024	birth ten days' notice of the hearing. The official or the
5025	5025	official's authorized representative may appear and testify in
5026	5026	the proceeding.
5027	5027	E. If the court finds from the evidence presented
5028	5028	that the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is
5029	5029	sought was born in this state, it shall make findings as to the
5030	5030	place and date of birth, parentage and other findings as the
5031	5031	case may require and shall issue an order to establish a record
5032	5032	of birth. This order shall include the birth data to be
5033	5033	registered, a description of the evidence presented in the
5034	5034	manner prescribed by Section 24-14-15 NMSA 1978 and the date of
5035	5035	the court's action.
5036	5036	F. The court shall determine the parent-child
5037	5037	relationship of the mother and father pursuant to the [New
5038	5038	Mexico] Revised Uniform Parentage Act.
5039	5039	G. The clerk of the court shall forward each order
5040	5040	to the state registrar not later than the tenth day of the
5041	5041	calendar month following the month in which it was entered.
5042	5042	The order shall be registered by the state registrar and shall
5043	5043	constitute the record of birth from which copies may be issued
5044	5044	in accordance with Sections 24-14-28 and 24-14-29 NMSA 1978."
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5073	5073	SECTION 98. Section 32A-5-20 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
5074	5074	Chapter 77, Section 147, as amended) is amended to read:
5075	5075	"32A-5-20. PUTATIVE FATHER REGISTRY--NOTICE--PENALTY.--
5076	5076	A. The purpose of the putative father registry is
5077	5077	to protect the parental rights of fathers who affirmatively
5078	5078	assume responsibility for children they may have fathered and
5079	5079	to expedite adoptions of children whose biological fathers are
5080	5080	unwilling to assume responsibility for their children by
5081	5081	registering with the putative father registry or otherwise
5082	5082	acknowledging their children. The registry does not relieve
5083	5083	the obligation of mothers to identify known fathers.
5084	5084	B. A putative father registry shall be established
5085	5085	by the department of health to record the names and addresses
5086	5086	of:
5087	5087	(1) any person adjudicated by a court of this
5088	5088	state to be the father of a child;
5089	5089	(2) any person who has filed with the
5090	5090	registry, before or after birth of a child out of wedlock, a
5091	5091	notice of intent to claim paternity of the child;
5092	5092	(3) any person who has filed with the registry
5093	5093	an instrument acknowledging paternity; or
5094	5094	(4) any person adjudicated by a court of
5095	5095	another state or territory of the United States to be the
5096	5096	father of an out-of-wedlock child, when a certified copy of the
5097	5097	court order has been filed with the registry.
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5126	5126	C. A person filing a notice of intent to claim
5127	5127	paternity of a child or an acknowledgment of paternity shall
5128	5128	include in the notice the following:
5129	5129	(1) his name;
5130	5130	(2) his current address;
5131	5131	(3) the mother's name and any other
5132	5132	identifying information requested by the department of health;
5133	5133	and
5134	5134	(4) the child's name, if known, and any other
5135	5135	identifying information requested by the department of health.
5136	5136	D. If the person filing the notice of intent to
5137	5137	claim paternity of a child or acknowledgment changes his
5138	5138	address, the person shall notify the department of health of
5139	5139	his new address in the manner prescribed by the department of
5140	5140	health.
5141	5141	E. A person who has filed a notice of intent to
5142	5142	claim paternity may at any time revoke a notice of intent to
5143	5143	claim paternity previously filed. Upon receipt by the registry
5144	5144	of the notice of revocation, the revoked notice of intent to
5145	5145	claim paternity shall be deemed a nullity nunc pro tunc.
5146	5146	F. No registration fee shall be charged for
5147	5147	registering the intent to claim paternity of a child or
5148	5148	acknowledgment of paternity. The department of health may
5149	5149	charge a reasonable fee as prescribed by [regulation ] rule for
5150	5150	processing searches of the putative father registry.
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5179	5179	G. An unrevoked notice of intent to claim paternity
5180	5180	of a child may be introduced in evidence by any party in any
5181	5181	proceeding in which that fact may be relevant.
5182	5182	H. If a father-child relationship has not been
5183	5183	established pursuant to the [New Mexico ] Revised Uniform
5184	5184	Parentage Act, a petitioner for adoption of or termination of
5185	5185	parental rights regarding a child shall obtain a certificate of
5186	5186	search of the putative father registry.
5187	5187	I. If a petitioner for adoption of or termination
5188	5188	of parental rights regarding a child has reason to believe that
5189	5189	the conception or birth of the child may have occurred in
5190	5190	another state, the petitioner shall also obtain a certificate
5191	5191	of search from the putative father registry, if any, in that
5192	5192	state.
5193	5193	J. The department of health shall furnish to the
5194	5194	requester a certificate of search of the registry on request of
5195	5195	any court, a state agency, the department, the petitioner's
5196	5196	attorney or the mother of the child. The information shall not
5197	5197	be disclosed to any other person, except upon order of the
5198	5198	court for good cause shown. The requester shall furnish the
5199	5199	department with a stamped, self-addressed reply envelope.
5200	5200	K. A certificate provided by the department of
5201	5201	health shall be signed on behalf of the department of health
5202	5202	and state that:
5203	5203	(1) a search has been made of the registry;
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5232	5232	and
5233	5233	(2) a registration containing the information
5234	5234	required to identify the registrant:
5235	5235	(a) has been found and is attached to
5236	5236	the certificate of search; or
5237	5237	(b) has not been found.
5238	5238	L. A petitioner shall file the certificate of
5239	5239	search with the district court before a proceeding for adoption
5240	5240	of or termination of parental rights regarding a child may be
5241	5241	concluded.
5242	5242	M. Subject to any rules established by the New
5243	5243	Mexico supreme court, a certificate of search of the registry
5244	5244	of paternity in this or another state is admissible in a
5245	5245	proceeding for adoption of or termination of parental rights
5246	5246	regarding a child and, if relevant, in other legal proceedings.
5247	5247	N. The department of health may promulgate any
5248	5248	[regulations] rules or forms necessary to implement the
5249	5249	provisions of this section.
5250	5250	O. Any person who intentionally and unlawfully
5251	5251	releases information from the putative father registry to the
5252	5252	public or makes any other unlawful use of the information in
5253	5253	violation of the provisions of this section is guilty of a
5254	5254	petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the
5255	5255	provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978."
5256	5256	SECTION 99. Section 40-4-9.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1986,
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5285	5285	Chapter 41, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
5286	5286	"40-4-9.1. JOINT CUSTODY--STANDARDS FOR DETERMINATION--
5287	5287	PARENTING PLAN.--
5288	5288	A. There shall be a presumption that joint custody
5289	5289	is in the best interests of a child in an initial custody
5290	5290	determination. An award of joint custody does not imply an
5291	5291	equal division of financial responsibility for the child.
5292	5292	Joint custody shall not be awarded as a substitute for an
5293	5293	existing custody arrangement unless there has been a
5294	5294	substantial and material change in circumstances since the
5295	5295	entry of the prior custody order or decree, which change
5296	5296	affects the welfare of the child such that joint custody is
5297	5297	presently in the best interests of the child. With respect to
5298	5298	any proceeding in which it is proposed that joint custody be
5299	5299	terminated, the court shall not terminate joint custody unless
5300	5300	there has been a substantial and material change in
5301	5301	circumstances affecting the welfare of the child, since entry
5302	5302	of the joint custody order, such that joint custody is no
5303	5303	longer in the best interests of the child.
5304	5304	B. In determining whether a joint custody order is
5305	5305	in the best interests of the child, in addition to the factors
5306	5306	provided in Section 40-4-9 NMSA 1978, the court shall consider
5307	5307	the following factors:
5308	5308	(1) whether the child has established a close
5309	5309	relationship with each parent;
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5338	5338	(2) whether each parent is capable of
5339	5339	providing adequate care for the child throughout each period of
5340	5340	responsibility, including arranging for the child's care by
5341	5341	others as needed;
5342	5342	(3) whether each parent is willing to accept
5343	5343	all responsibilities of parenting, including a willingness to
5344	5344	accept care of the child at specified times and to relinquish
5345	5345	care to [the other] another parent at specified times;
5346	5346	(4) whether the child can best maintain and
5347	5347	strengthen a relationship with [both parents ] each parent
5348	5348	through predictable, frequent contact and whether the child's
5349	5349	development will profit from such involvement and influence
5350	5350	from [both parents] each parent;
5351	5351	(5) whether each parent is able to allow the
5352	5352	other to provide care without intrusion, that is, to respect
5353	5353	the other's parental rights and responsibilities and right to
5354	5354	privacy;
5355	5355	(6) the suitability of a parenting plan for
5356	5356	the implementation of joint custody, preferably, although not
5357	5357	necessarily, one arrived at through parental agreement;
5358	5358	(7) geographic distance between the parents'
5359	5359	residences;
5360	5360	(8) willingness or ability of the parents to
5361	5361	communicate, cooperate or agree on issues regarding the child's
5362	5362	needs; and
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5391	5391	(9) whether a judicial adjudication has been
5392	5392	made in a prior or the present proceeding that [either ] a
5393	5393	parent or other person seeking custody has engaged in one or
5394	5394	more acts of domestic abuse against the child, a parent of the
5395	5395	child or other household member. If a determination is made
5396	5396	that domestic abuse has occurred, the court shall set forth
5397	5397	findings that the custody or visitation ordered by the court
5398	5398	adequately protects the child, the abused parent or other
5399	5399	household member.
5400	5400	C. In any proceeding in which the custody of a
5401	5401	child is at issue, the court shall not prefer one parent as a
5402	5402	custodian solely because of gender.
5403	5403	D. In any case in which the parents agree to a form
5404	5404	of custody, the court should award custody consistent with the
5405	5405	agreement unless the court determines that such agreement is
5406	5406	not in the best interests of the child.
5407	5407	E. In making an order of joint custody, the court
5408	5408	may specify the circumstances, if any, under which the consent
5409	5409	of [both legal custodians ] each legal custodian is required to
5410	5410	be obtained in order to exercise legal control of the child and
5411	5411	the consequences of the failure to obtain mutual consent.
5412	5412	F. When joint custody is awarded, the court shall
5413	5413	approve a parenting plan for the implementation of the
5414	5414	prospective custody arrangement prior to the award of joint
5415	5415	custody. The parenting plan shall include a division of a
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5444	5444	child's time and care into periods of responsibility for each
5445	5445	parent. It may also include:
5446	5446	(1) statements regarding the child's religion,
5447	5447	education, child care, recreational activities and medical and
5448	5448	dental care;
5449	5449	(2) designation of specific decision-making
5450	5450	responsibilities;
5451	5451	(3) methods of communicating information about
5452	5452	the child, transporting the child, exchanging care for the
5453	5453	child and maintaining telephone and mail contact between parent
5454	5454	and child;
5455	5455	(4) procedures for future decision-making,
5456	5456	including procedures for dispute resolution; and
5457	5457	(5) other statements regarding the welfare of
5458	5458	the child or designed to clarify and facilitate parenting under
5459	5459	joint custody arrangements.
5460	5460	In a case where joint custody is not agreed to or
5461	5461	necessary aspects of the parenting plan are contested, the
5462	5462	parties shall each submit parenting plans. The court may
5463	5463	accept the plan proposed by [either ] a party or it may combine
5464	5464	or revise these plans as it deems necessary in the child's best
5465	5465	interests. The time of filing of parenting plans shall be set
5466	5466	by local rule. A plan adopted by the court shall be entered as
5467	5467	an order of the court.
5468	5468	G. Where custody is contested, the court shall
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5497	5497	refer that issue to mediation if feasible. The court may also
5498	5498	use auxiliary services such as professional evaluation by
5499	5499	application of Rule [706 ] 11-706 of the New Mexico Rules of
5500	5500	Evidence or Rule [53] 1-053 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for
5501	5501	the District Courts.
5502	5502	H. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
5503	5503	access to records and information pertaining to a minor child,
5504	5504	including medical, dental and school records, shall not be
5505	5505	denied to a parent because that parent is not the child's
5506	5506	physical custodial parent or because that parent is not a joint
5507	5507	custodial parent.
5508	5508	I. Whenever a request for joint custody is granted
5509	5509	or denied, the court shall state in its decision its basis for
5510	5510	granting or denying the request for joint custody. A statement
5511	5511	that joint custody is or is not in the best interests of the
5512	5512	child is not sufficient to meet the requirements of this
5513	5513	subsection.
5514	5514	J. An award of joint custody means that:
5515	5515	(1) each parent shall have significant, well-
5516	5516	defined periods of responsibility for the child;
5517	5517	(2) each parent shall have, and be allowed and
5518	5518	expected to carry out, responsibility for the child's
5519	5519	financial, physical, emotional and developmental needs during
5520	5520	that parent's periods of responsibility;
5521	5521	(3) the parents shall consult [with each
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5550	5550	other] together on major decisions involving the child before
5551	5551	implementing those decisions; that is, [neither ] no parent
5552	5552	shall make a decision or take an action [which ] that results in
5553	5553	a major change in a child's life until the matter has been
5554	5554	discussed [with the other parent ] among the parents and the
5555	5555	parents agree. If the parents, after discussion, cannot agree
5556	5556	and if one parent wishes to effect a major change while [the
5557	5557	other] another does not wish the major change to occur, then no
5558	5558	change shall occur until the issue has been resolved as
5559	5559	provided in this subsection;
5560	5560	(4) the following guidelines apply to major
5561	5561	changes in a child's life:
5562	5562	(a) if [either] a parent plans to change
5563	5563	[his] the parent's home city or state of residence, [he ] that
5564	5564	parent shall provide to [the ] each other parent thirty days'
5565	5565	notice in writing stating the date and destination of move;
5566	5566	(b) the religious denomination and
5567	5567	religious activities, or lack thereof, [which ] that were being
5568	5568	practiced during the marriage should not be changed unless the
5569	5569	parties agree or it has been otherwise resolved as provided in
5570	5570	this subsection;
5571	5571	(c) [both parents] each parent shall
5572	5572	have access to school records, teachers and activities. The
5573	5573	type of education, public or private, [which ] that was in place
5574	5574	during the marriage should continue, whenever possible, and
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5603	5603	school districts should not be changed unless the parties agree
5604	5604	or it has been otherwise resolved as provided in this
5605	5605	subsection;
5606	5606	(d) [both parents] each parent shall
5607	5607	have access to medical and dental treatment providers and
5608	5608	records. Each parent has authority to make emergency medical
5609	5609	decisions. [Neither] No parent may contract for major elective
5610	5610	medical or dental treatment unless [both parents agree ] each
5611	5611	parent agrees or it has been otherwise resolved as provided in
5612	5612	this subsection; and
5613	5613	(e) [both parents] each parent may
5614	5614	attend the child's public activities and [both parents ] each
5615	5615	parent should know the necessary schedules. Whatever
5616	5616	recreational activities the child participated in during the
5617	5617	marriage should continue with the child's agreement, regardless
5618	5618	of which of the parents has physical custody. Also, [neither ]
5619	5619	no parent may enroll the child in a new recreational activity
5620	5620	unless the parties agree or it has been otherwise resolved as
5621	5621	provided in this subsection; and
5622	5622	(5) decisions regarding major changes in a
5623	5623	child's life may be decided by:
5624	5624	(a) agreement between the joint
5625	5625	custodial parents;
5626	5626	(b) requiring that the parents seek
5627	5627	family counseling, conciliation or mediation service to assist
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5656	5656	in resolving their differences;
5657	5657	(c) agreement by the parents to submit
5658	5658	the dispute to binding arbitration;
5659	5659	(d) allocating ultimate responsibility
5660	5660	for a particular major decision area to one legal custodian;
5661	5661	(e) terminating joint custody and
5662	5662	awarding sole custody to one person;
5663	5663	(f) reference to a master pursuant to
5664	5664	Rule 53 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the District
5665	5665	Courts; or
5666	5666	(g) the district court.
5667	5667	K. When [any] a person other than a [natural or
5668	5668	adoptive] parent as determined pursuant to the provisions of
5669	5669	the Revised Uniform Parentage Act or the Adoption Act seeks
5670	5670	custody of a child, no such person shall be awarded custody
5671	5671	absent a showing of unfitness of the [natural or adoptive ]
5672	5672	parent as determined pursuant to the provisions of the Revised
5673	5673	Uniform Parentage Act or the Adoption Act .
5674	5674	L. As used in this section:
5675	5675	(1) "child" means a person under the age of
5676	5676	eighteen;
5677	5677	(2) "custody" means the authority and
5678	5678	responsibility to make major decisions in a child's best
5679	5679	interests in the areas of residence, medical and dental
5680	5680	treatment, education or child care, religion and recreation;
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5709	5709	(3) "domestic abuse" means any incident by a
5710	5710	household member against another household member resulting in:
5711	5711	(a) physical harm;
5712	5712	(b) severe emotional distress;
5713	5713	(c) a threat causing imminent fear of
5714	5714	physical harm by any household member;
5715	5715	(d) criminal trespass;
5716	5716	(e) criminal damage to property;
5717	5717	(f) stalking or aggravated stalking, as
5718	5718	provided in Sections 30-3A-3 and 30-3A-3.1 NMSA 1978; or
5719	5719	(g) harassment, as provided in Section
5720	5720	30-3A-2 NMSA 1978;
5721	5721	(4) "joint custody" means an order of the
5722	5722	court awarding custody of a child to [two parents ] more than
5723	5723	one parent. Joint custody does not imply an equal division of
5724	5724	the child's time between the parents or an equal division of
5725	5725	financial responsibility for the child;
5726	5726	(5) "parent" means a [natural parent,
5727	5727	adoptive] parent as determined pursuant to the provisions of
5728	5728	the Revised Uniform Parentage Act or the Adoption Act or person
5729	5729	who is acting as a parent who has or shares legal custody of a
5730	5730	child or who claims a right to have or share legal custody;
5731	5731	(6) "parenting plan" means a document
5732	5732	submitted for approval of the court setting forth the
5733	5733	responsibilities of each parent individually and the parents
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5762	5762	jointly in a joint custody arrangement;
5763	5763	(7) "period of responsibility" means a
5764	5764	specified period of time during which a parent is responsible
5765	5765	for providing for a child's physical, developmental and
5766	5766	emotional needs, including the decision-making required in
5767	5767	daily living. Specified periods of responsibility shall not be
5768	5768	changed in an instance or more permanently except by the
5769	5769	methods of decision-making described under Subsection [L ] J of
5770	5770	this section;
5771	5771	(8) "sole custody" means an order of the court
5772	5772	awarding custody of a child to one parent; and
5773	5773	(9) "visitation" means a period of time
5774	5774	available to a noncustodial parent, under a sole custody
5775	5775	arrangement, during which a child resides with or is under the
5776	5776	care and control of the noncustodial parent."
5777	5777	SECTION 100. Section 40-4-20 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1901,
5778	5778	Chapter 62, Section 31, as amended) is amended to read:
5779	5779	"40-4-20. FAILURE TO DIVIDE OR DISTRIBUTE PROPERTY ON
5780	5780	THE ENTRY OF A DECREE OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OR
5781	5781	SEPARATION--DISTRIBUTION OF SPOUSAL OR CHILD SUPPORT AND
5782	5782	DETERMINATION OF PATERNITY WHEN DEATH OCCURS DURING PROCEEDINGS
5783	5783	FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE, SEPARATION, [ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE
5784	5784	OR] PATERNITY OR TO VOID A MARRIAGE .--
5785	5785	A. The failure to divide or distribute property on
5786	5786	the entry of a decree of dissolution of marriage or of
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5815	5815	separation shall not affect the property rights of either the
5816	5816	husband or wife, and either may subsequently institute and
5817	5817	prosecute a suit for division and distribution or with
5818	5818	reference to any other matter pertaining thereto that could
5819	5819	have been litigated in the original proceeding for dissolution
5820	5820	of marriage or separation.
5821	5821	B. Upon the filing and service of a petition for
5822	5822	dissolution of marriage, separation, [annulment ] division of
5823	5823	property or debts, spousal support, child support, [or ]
5824	5824	determination of paternity or a declaration that the marriage
5825	5825	is void pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 40, Article 4 or
5826	5826	[11] 11B NMSA 1978, if a party to the action dies during the
5827	5827	pendency of the action, but prior to the entry of a decree
5828	5828	granting dissolution of marriage, separation, [annulment or ]
5829	5829	determination of paternity or a declaration that the marriage
5830	5830	is void, the proceedings for the determination, division and
5831	5831	distribution of marital property rights and debts, distribution
5832	5832	of spousal or child support or determination of paternity shall
5833	5833	not abate. The court shall conclude the proceedings as if both
5834	5834	parties had survived. The court may allow the spouse or any
5835	5835	children of the marriage support as if the decedent had
5836	5836	survived, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 40, Article 4
5837	5837	or [11] 11B NMSA 1978. In determining the support, the court
5838	5838	shall, in addition to the factors listed in Chapter 40, Article
5839	5839	4 NMSA 1978, consider the amount and nature of the property
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5868	5868	passing from the [decendent ] decedent to the person for whom
5869	5869	the support would be paid, whether by will or otherwise."
5870	5870	SECTION 101. Section 40-9-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
5871	5871	Chapter 93, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:
5872	5872	"40-9-2. CHILDREN--VISITATION BY GRANDPARENT--PETITION--
5873	5873	MEDIATION.--
5874	5874	A. In rendering a judgment of dissolution of
5875	5875	marriage, legal separation or the existence of the parent and
5876	5876	child relationship pursuant to the provisions of the
5877	5877	Revised Uniform Parentage Act, or at any time after the entry
5878	5878	of the judgment, the district court may grant reasonable
5879	5879	visitation privileges to a grandparent of a minor child, not in
5880	5880	conflict with the child's education or prior established
5881	5881	visitation or time-sharing privileges.
5882	5882	B. If one or both parents of a minor child are
5883	5883	deceased, any grandparent of the minor child may petition the
5884	5884	district court for visitation privileges with respect to the
5885	5885	minor. The district court may order temporary visitation
5886	5886	privileges until a final order regarding visitation privileges
5887	5887	is issued by the court.
5888	5888	C. If a minor child resided with a grandparent for
5889	5889	a period of at least three months and the child was less than
5890	5890	six years of age at the beginning of the three-month period and
5891	5891	the child was subsequently removed from the grandparent's home
5892	5892	by the child's parent or any other person, the grandparent may
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5921	5921	petition the district court for visitation privileges with
5922	5922	respect to the child, if the child's home state is New Mexico,
5923	5923	as provided in the [Child Custody Jurisdiction ] Uniform Child-
5924	5924	Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
5925	5925	D. If a minor child resided with a grandparent for
5926	5926	a period of at least six months and the child was six years of
5927	5927	age or older at the beginning of the six-month period and the
5928	5928	child was subsequently removed from the grandparent's home by
5929	5929	the child's parent or any other person, the grandparent may
5930	5930	petition the district court for visitation privileges with
5931	5931	respect to the child, if the child's home state is New Mexico,
5932	5932	as provided in the [Child Custody Jurisdiction ] Uniform Child-
5933	5933	Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
5934	5934	E. A biological grandparent may petition the
5935	5935	district court for visitation privileges with respect to a
5936	5936	grandchild when the grandchild has been adopted or adoption is
5937	5937	sought, pursuant to the provisions of the Adoption Act, by:
5938	5938	(1) a stepparent;
5939	5939	(2) a relative of the grandchild;
5940	5940	(3) a person designated to care for the
5941	5941	grandchild in the provisions of a deceased parent's will; or
5942	5942	(4) a person who sponsored the grandchild at a
5943	5943	baptism or confirmation conducted by a recognized religious
5944	5944	organization.
5945	5945	F. When a minor child is adopted by a stepparent
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5974	5974	and the parental rights of the natural parent terminate or are
5975	5975	relinquished, the biological grandparents are not precluded
5976	5976	from attempting to establish visitation privileges. When a
5977	5977	petition filed pursuant to the provisions of the Grandparent's
5978	5978	Visitation Privileges Act is filed during the pendency of an
5979	5979	adoption proceeding, the petition shall be filed as part of the
5980	5980	adoption proceedings. The provisions of the Grandparent's
5981	5981	Visitation Privileges Act shall have no application in the
5982	5982	event of a relinquishment or termination of parental rights in
5983	5983	cases of other statutory adoption proceedings.
5984	5984	G. When considering a grandparent's petition for
5985	5985	visitation privileges with a child, the district court shall
5986	5986	assess:
5987	5987	(1) any factors relevant to the best interests
5988	5988	of the child;
5989	5989	(2) the prior interaction between the
5990	5990	grandparent and the child;
5991	5991	(3) the prior interaction between the
5992	5992	grandparent and each parent of the child;
5993	5993	(4) the present relationship between the
5994	5994	grandparent and each parent of the child;
5995	5995	(5) time-sharing or visitation arrangements
5996	5996	that were in place prior to filing of the petition;
5997	5997	(6) the effect the visitation with the
5998	5998	grandparent will have on the child;
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6027	6027	(7) if the grandparent has any prior
6028	6028	convictions for physical, emotional or sexual abuse or neglect;
6029	6029	and
6030	6030	(8) if the grandparent has previously been a
6031	6031	full-time caretaker for the child for a significant period.
6032	6032	H. The district court may order mediation and
6033	6033	evaluation in any matter when a grandparent's visitation
6034	6034	privileges with respect to a minor child are at issue. When a
6035	6035	judicial district has established a domestic relations
6036	6036	mediation program pursuant to the provisions of the Domestic
6037	6037	Relations Mediation Act, the mediation shall conform with the
6038	6038	provisions of that act. Upon motion and hearing, the district
6039	6039	court shall act promptly on the recommendations set forth in a
6040	6040	mediation report and consider assessment of mediation and
6041	6041	evaluation to the parties. The district court may order
6042	6042	temporary visitation privileges until a final order regarding
6043	6043	visitation privileges is issued by the court.
6044	6044	I. When the district court decides that visitation
6045	6045	is not in the best interest of the child, the court may issue
6046	6046	an order requiring other reasonable contact between the
6047	6047	grandparent and the child, including regular communication by
6048	6048	telephone, mail or any other reasonable means.
6049	6049	J. The provisions of the [Child Custody
6050	6050	Jurisdiction] Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and
6051	6051	Enforcement Act and Section 30-4-4 NMSA 1978, regarding
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6080	6080	custodial interference, are applicable to the provisions of the
6081	6081	Grandparent's Visitation Privileges Act."
6082	6082	SECTION 102. Section 40-10B-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
6083	6083	2001, Chapter 167, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:
6084	6084	"40-10B-3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Kinship
6085	6085	Guardianship Act:
6086	6086	A. "caregiver" means an adult, who is not a parent
6087	6087	of a child, with whom a child resides and who provides that
6088	6088	child with the care, maintenance and supervision consistent
6089	6089	with the duties and responsibilities of a parent of the child;
6090	6090	B. "child" means an individual who is a minor;
6091	6091	C. "department" means the children, youth and
6092	6092	families department;
6093	6093	D. "guardian" means a person appointed as a
6094	6094	guardian by a court or Indian tribal authority;
6095	6095	E. "Indian" means, whether an adult or child, a
6096	6096	person who is:
6097	6097	(1) a member of an Indian tribe; or
6098	6098	(2) eligible for membership in an Indian
6099	6099	tribe;
6100	6100	F. "Indian child" means an Indian person, or a
6101	6101	person whom there is reason to know is an Indian person, under
6102	6102	eighteen years of age, who is neither:
6103	6103	(1) married; or
6104	6104	(2) emancipated;
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6133	6133	G. "Indian child's tribe" means:
6134	6134	(1) the Indian tribe in which an Indian child
6135	6135	is a member or eligible for membership; or
6136	6136	(2) in the case of an Indian child who is a
6137	6137	member or eligible for membership in more than one tribe, the
6138	6138	Indian tribe with which the Indian child has more significant
6139	6139	contacts;
6140	6140	H. "Indian custodian" means an Indian who, pursuant
6141	6141	to tribal law or custom or pursuant to state law:
6142	6142	(1) is an adult with legal custody of an
6143	6143	Indian child; or
6144	6144	(2) has been transferred temporary physical
6145	6145	care, custody and control by the parent of the Indian child;
6146	6146	I. "Indian tribe" means an Indian nation, tribe,
6147	6147	pueblo or other band, organized group or community of Indians
6148	6148	recognized as eligible for the services provided to Indians by
6149	6149	the secretary of the interior because of their status as
6150	6150	Indians, including an Alaska native village as defined in 43
6151	6151	U.S.C. Section 1602(c) or a regional corporation as defined in
6152	6152	43 U.S.C. Section 1606. For the purposes of notification to
6153	6153	and communication with a tribe as required in the Indian Family
6154	6154	Protection Act, "Indian tribe" also includes those tribal
6155	6155	officials and staff who are responsible for child welfare and
6156	6156	social services matters;
6157	6157	J. "kinship" means the relationship that exists
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6186	6186	between a child and a relative of the child, a godparent, a
6187	6187	member of the child's tribe or clan or an adult with whom the
6188	6188	child has a significant bond;
6189	6189	K. "parent" means a biological or adoptive parent
6190	6190	of a child whose parental rights have not been terminated and
6191	6191	includes an individual identified as a parent under the [New
6192	6192	Mexico] Revised Uniform Parentage Act; and
6193	6193	L. "relative" means an individual related to a
6194	6194	child as a spouse, parent, stepparent, brother, sister,
6195	6195	stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, uncle,
6196	6196	aunt, niece, nephew, first cousin or any person denoted by the
6197	6197	prefix "grand" or "great", or the spouse or former spouse of
6198	6198	the persons specified."
6199	6199	SECTION 103. Section 45-1-301 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
6200	6200	1975, Chapter 257, Section 1-301, as amended) is amended to
6201	6201	read:
6202	6202	"45-1-301. APPLICATION.--
6203	6203	A. Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform
6204	6204	Probate Code, the code applies to:
6205	6205	(1) the affairs and estates of decedents,
6206	6206	missing persons and protected persons domiciled in New Mexico;
6207	6207	(2) the property of nonresidents located in
6208	6208	New Mexico or property coming into the control of a fiduciary
6209	6209	who is subject to the laws of New Mexico;
6210	6210	(3) incapacitated persons, minors and
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6239	6239	protected persons in New Mexico;
6240	6240	(4) survivorship and related accounts and
6241	6241	similar property interests in New Mexico;
6242	6242	(5) the disclaimer of property interests by
6243	6243	persons in New Mexico;
6244	6244	(6) certain kinds of governing instruments
6245	6245	that are governed by the laws of New Mexico; and
6246	6246	(7) the apportionment of taxes on estates
6247	6247	subject to tax by New Mexico.
6248	6248	B. The Uniform Probate Code does not create,
6249	6249	enlarge, modify or diminish parental rights or duties pursuant
6250	6250	to the [New Mexico] Revised Uniform Parentage Act, the Adoption
6251	6251	Act, the Children's Code or other law of New Mexico. The
6252	6252	definition or use of terms in the Uniform Probate Code shall
6253	6253	not be used to interpret, by analogy or otherwise, the same or
6254	6254	other terms in the [New Mexico ] Revised Uniform Parentage Act,
6255	6255	the Adoption Act, the Children's Code or other law of New
6256	6256	Mexico."
6257	6257	SECTION 104. REPEAL.--Sections 40-11A-101 through
6258	6258	40-11A-903 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2009, Chapter 215, Sections
6259	6259	1-101 through 1-106, 2-201 through 2-204, 3-301 through 3-314,
6260	6260	4-401, 5-501 through 5-511, 6-601 through 6-643, 7-701 through
6261	6261	7-707, 8-801 and 9-901 through 9-903, as amended) are repealed.
6262	6262	SECTION 105. APPLICABILITY.--The provisions of the
6263	6263	Revised Uniform Parentage Act apply to actions commenced on or
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6292	6292	after January 1, 2026.
6293	6293	SECTION 106. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
6294	6294	provisions of this act is January 1, 2026.
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