§ 40-4B-1 Short title
§ 40-4B-2 Purpose
§ 40-4B-3 Definitions
§ 40-4B-4 Child support hearing officers; appointment; terms;
§ 40-4B-5 Reference
§ 40-4B-6 Hearings; powers of child support hearing officers
§ 40-4B-7 Proceedings
§ 40-4B-8 Report
§ 40-4B-9 Review and appeal
§ 40-4B-10 Child support standards and guidelines

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 40 > Article 4B - Child Support Hearing Officers

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • 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.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.