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N.M. Stat. § 40-11-1 (2026)

Repealed.

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History: Laws 1986, ch. 47, § 1; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 9.

                                    ANNOTATIONS

Repeals. — Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 19 repealed 40-11-1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by
Laws 1986, ch. 47, § 1, relating to the short title of the act, effective January 1, 2010.
For provisions of former section, see the 2008 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. For
present comparable provisions, see the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act, 40-11A-
101 to 40-11A-903 NMSA 1978.
40-11-2. Repealed.
History: Laws 1986, ch. 47, § 2; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 9.

                                    ANNOTATIONS

Repeals. — Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 19 repealed 40-11-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by
Laws 1986, ch. 47, § 2, relating to definitions, effective January 1, 2010. For provisions
of former section, see the 2008 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. For present
comparable provisions, see the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act, 40-11A-101 to 40-
11A-903 NMSA 1978.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 33 cases, 1962–2019 · leading case: Chatterjee v. King, 2012 NMSC 19 (N.M. 2012).
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Chatterjee v. King, 2012 NMSC 19 (N.M. 2012). · cites it 8× “The Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s dismissal concerning the opportunity for Chatterjee to seek standing for visitation and remanded to the district court, instructing the district court 1 Uniform Parentage Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 40-11-1 to -23 (1986, as amended…”
Tue Thi Tran v. Bennett, 411 P.3d 345 (N.M. 2018). · cites it 5× “We conclude that the original UPA applies in this case because Demmon sought to establish paternity and was joined as an intervenor in Mother and Bennett's divorce case in 2006, prior to the new statute taking effect in 2010.”
Wallis v. Smith, 22 P.3d 682 (N.M. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “See NMSA 1978, §§ 40-11-1 to -23 (1986, as amended through 1997).”
Vest v. State Ex Rel. New Mexico Human Servs. Dep't, 866 P.2d 1175 (N.M. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “In rendering a judgment of dissolution of marriage, legal separation or the existence *1194 of the parent and child relationship pursuant to the Uniform Parentage Act [NMSA 1978 §§ 40-11-1 to 40-11-23] or at any time after the entry of such decree, the district court may grant…”
Tedford v. Gregory, 959 P.2d 540 (N.M. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “{1} The multi-appeals in this case arise out of a suit filed by Jeanne Tedford (Jeanne) under the Uniform Parentage Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 40-11-1 to -23 (1986, as amended through 1997) (UPA), against Donald Wayne Gregory, her alleged natural father.”
Chatterjee v. King, 2011 NMCA 12 (N.M. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “We further hold that Section 40-11-5(A) of the Uniform Parentage Act (the UPA), NMSA 1978, §§ 40-11-1 to -23 (1986, as amended through 2004) (repealed and recompiled at NMSA 1978, Sections 40-11A-101 to -903 (2009))—presuming that a father is the natural father under certain…”
Diamond v. Diamond, 2012 NMSC 22 (N.M. 2012). · cites it 2× “1 Although Daughter’s support petition was not expressly denominated as such, the parties and the district court treated it as an action to establish parentage and for support under the Uniform Parentage Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 40-11-1 to -23 (1986, as amended through 2004) (repealed…”
Mintz v. Zoernig, 198 P.3d 861 (N.M. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “The Uniform Parentage Act (UPA), NMSA 1978, §§ 40-11-1 to -23 (1986, as amended through 2004) provides us with an appropriate analytical framework for deciding this question.”
In Re Est. of DeLara, 38 P.3d 198 (N.M. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “{1} In this appeal we determine whether the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA), NMSA 1978, §§ 40-11-1 to -23 (1986, as amended through 2001), allows children born outside of marriage to obtain past and future child support from their father’s estate.”
Poncho v. Bowdoin, 2006 NMCA 13 (N.M. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “{8} Ariel also filed a separate action against Bowdoin under the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act (the Parentage Act), NMSA 1978, §§ 40-11-1 to -23 (1986, as amended through 2004), to establish paternity and for child support.”
Webb v. Menix, 90 P.3d 989 (N.M. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “{1} The issues in this case arise from Mother’s attempt to receive retroactive child support payments under the Uniform Parentage Act [UPA], NMSA 1978, §§ 40-11-1 to -23 (1986, as amended through 2001).”
Lane v. Lane, 912 P.2d 290 (N.M. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “This appeal requires us to interpret one such attempt, the Uniform Parentage Act (the Uniform Act), approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1973 and enacted, with some modifications, in New Mexico in 1986, NMSA 1978, §§ 40-11-1 to -23…”
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