New Mexico Statutes 40-10A-304. Temporary visitation
(a) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child-custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 40-10A-304
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(1) a visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or
(2) the visitation provisions of a child-custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.
(b) If a court of this state makes an order under subsection (a)(2), it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in Article 2 of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.