New Mexico § 28-3-8 - Findings and purpose of act
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 28-3-8 — Findings and purpose of act, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28-3-8. Findings and purpose of act
The legislature finds that there is an increasing number of persons in New Mexico
who, in their middle years and having fulfilled the role of homemaker, find themselves
displaced because of dissolution of marriage, death of a spouse or other loss of family
income. As a consequence of this displacement such persons suffer a greatly reduced income,
high rate of unemployment because of age, lack of work experience, discrimination
and limited or no opportunity to collect funds of assistance such as social security,
unemployment compensation, medicaid and other health insurance benefits or pension
plans of the spouse. It is the purpose of this legislation to provide research and planning for programs
to serve such displaced homemakers.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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