REGISTRATION AND RECOGNITION OF ORDERS FROM OTHER STATES

NMSA 1978 ch. 45, art. 5A, pt. 4

in effect

NMSA 1978, § 45-5A-401 Registration of guardianship orders

45-5A-401. Registration of guardianship orders If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in New Mexico, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in New Mexico by filing as a foreign judgment in a court, in any appropriate county of New Mexico, certified copies of the order and letters of office. 1978 Comp., § 45-5A-401, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 79.

NMSA 1978, § 45-5A-402 Registration of protective orders

45-5A-402. Registration of protective orders If a conservator has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is not pending in New Mexico, the conservator appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order in New Mexico by filing as a foreign judgment in a New Mexico court, in any county in which property belonging to the protected person is located, certified copies of the order and letters of office and of any bond. 1978 Comp., § 45-5A-402, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 80.

NMSA 1978, § 45-5A-403 Effect of registration

45-5A-403. Effect of registration A. Upon registration of a guardianship or protective order from another state, the guardian or conservator may exercise in New Mexico all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as prohibited pursuant to the laws of New Mexico, including maintaining actions and proceedings in New Mexico and, if the guardian or conservator is not a resident of New Mexico, subject to any conditions imposed upon nonresident parties. B. A New Mexico court may grant any relief available pursuant to the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act and other law of New Mexico to enforce a registered order. 1978 Comp., § 45-5A-403, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 81.

Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18546/index.doFetched: 10/20/2026