New Mexico Code § 40-11A-609

Limitation; child having acknowledged or adjudicated father
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A. If a child has an acknowledged father, a signatory to the acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity may commence a proceeding seeking to rescind the acknowledgment or denial or challenge the paternity of the child only within the time allowed pursuant to Section 3-307 or 3-308 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act.
B. If a child has an acknowledged father or an adjudicated father, a person, other than the child, who is neither a signatory to the acknowledgment of paternity nor a party to the adjudication and who seeks an adjudication of paternity of the child shall commence a proceeding not later than two years after the effective date of the acknowledgment or adjudication.
C. A proceeding pursuant to this section is subject to the application of the principles of estoppel established in Section 6-608 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act.
History: Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 6-609.
Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 20 made the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act effective January 1, 2010.

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