§ 40-6A-203 Initiating and responding tribunal of state
§ 40-6A-204 Simultaneous proceedings
§ 40-6A-205 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child- support order
§ 40-6A-206 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child-support order

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 40 > Article 2 > Part B

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.