A. In a proceeding pursuant to this article, the district court shall issue a temporary order for support of a child if the order is appropriate and the person ordered to pay support is:

1. (1) a presumed father of the child;
2. (2) petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;
3. (3) identified as the father through genetic testing pursuant to Section 5-505 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act;
4. (4) an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;
5. (5) shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; or

6. (6) the mother of the child.

   B. A temporary order may include provisions for custody and visitation as provided by other law of this state. A temporary order of support is subject to Section 6-636 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act.

History: Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 6-624.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 215, § 20 made the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act effective January 1, 2010.