New Mexico Statutes 40-6A-210. Application of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act to a nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction
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A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, pursuant to other law of this state relating to a support order or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to Section 40-6A-316 N.M. Stat. Ann., communicate with a tribunal outside this state pursuant to Section 40-6A-317 N.M. Stat. Ann. and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state pursuant to Section 40- 6A-318 NMSA 1978. In all other respects, Sections 40-6A-301 through 40-6A-616 N.M. Stat. Ann. do not apply and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 40-6A-210
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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.