This act [40-10D-1 to 40-10D-9 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act”. History: Laws 2014, ch. 4, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2014, ch. 4, § 10 made Laws 2014, ch. 4, §§ 1 through 9, the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, effective July 1, 2014.
As used in the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act: A. “adult” means an individual who has attained eighteen years of age or is an emancipated minor; B. “caretaking authority” means the right to live with and care for a child on a day-to-day basis. “Caretaking authority” includes physical custody, parenting time, right to access […]
A. If a court has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility pursuant to the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, the residence of the deploying parent is not considered to be changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act [40-10A-101 to 40-10A-403 NMSA 1978] during […]
A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection D of this section and subject to Subsection C of this section, a deploying parent shall notify in a record the other parent of a pending deployment not later than seven days after receiving notice of deployment unless reasonably prevented from doing so by the circumstances of service. […]
A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, an individual to whom custodial responsibility has been granted during deployment pursuant to the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act shall notify the deploying parent and any other individual with custodial responsibility of a child of any change of the individual’s mailing address or […]
In a proceeding for custodial responsibility of a child of a service member, a court shall not consider a parent’s past deployment or possible future deployment in itself in determining the best interest of the child. History: Laws 2014, ch. 4, § 6. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2014, ch. 4, § 10 made Laws […]
A. The parents of a child may enter into a temporary agreement granting custodial responsibility during deployment under the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act. B. A temporary agreement pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be: (1) in writing; and (2) signed by both parents and any nonparent to whom custodial responsibility is […]
A. An agreement under the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act is temporary and terminates pursuant to that act after the deploying parent returns from deployment, unless the agreement has been terminated before that time by court order. The agreement does not create an independent, continuing right to caretaking authority, decision-making authority or limited contact […]
If a motion to grant custodial responsibility is filed pursuant to the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act before a deploying parent deploys, the court shall conduct an expedited hearing. History: Laws 2014, ch. 4, § 9. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2014, ch. 4, § 10 made Laws 2014, ch. 4, §§ 1 through […]
