N.M. Stat. § 32A-11-2

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 32A-11-2 - [See Note] Financial responsibility; default in compact

Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the Revised Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children [32A-11-1 NMSA 1978] shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 and Article 12 of that compact in the first instance. However, in the event of partial or complete default of performance under that compact, the provisions of the New Mexico law fixing responsibility for the support of children also may be invoked.

NMS § 32A-11-2

1953 Comp., § 13-16A-2, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 151, § 2; recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 32A-11-2 by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 212.

Amended by 2023, c. 118,s. 2, eff. when the thirty-fifth state has enacted the Revised Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.