New Mexico § 40-1-16 - Application of law

Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 40-1-16 — Application of law, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 40-1-16. Application of law

A. A child born to parents who are not married to each other has the same rights pursuant

to the law as a child born to parents who are married to each other. B. Nothing in Chapter 40, Article 1 NMSA 1978 shall be construed to in any manner interfere with the records kept by any civil

magistrate, religious society, church organization or federally recognized Indian

nation, tribe or pueblo or with any additional form of ceremony, regulation or requirement

prescribed by them.

Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 40-1-16 ("Application of law") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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