Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the county of this state in which: A. the child resides or is found; B. the respondent resides or is found if the child does not reside in this state; or C. a proceeding for probate or administration of the presumed, acknowledged or alleged father's estate is pending. History: Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 6-605. Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 20 made the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act effective January 1, 2010.
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