New Mexico Code § 45-2-117

No distinction based on marital status
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Except as otherwise provided in Section 45-2-114, 45-2-119, 45-2-120 or 45-2-121 NMSA 1978, a parent-child relationship exists between a child and the child's genetic parents, regardless of the parents' marital status.
History: 1978 Comp., § 45-2-117, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 15.
Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 104 made Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 15 effective January 1, 2012.

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