New Mexico Statutes 42-5A-4. Service; notice by posting
A. The Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act does not limit or affect the method by which service of a complaint in a partition action may be made.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 42-5A-4
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
B. If the plaintiff in a partition action seeks an order of notice by publication and the court determines that the property may be heirs property, the plaintiff, not later than ten days after the court’s determination, shall post and maintain while the action is pending a conspicuous sign on the property that is the subject of the action. The sign must state that the action has commenced and identify the name and address of the court and the common designation by which the property is known. The court may require the plaintiff to publish on the sign the name of the plaintiff and the known defendants.