N.M. Stat. § 39-4D-3

Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 39-4D-3 - Application
A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the foreign-country judgment:
(1) grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and
(2) under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive and enforceable.
B. The Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment is:
(1) a judgment for taxes;
(2) a fine or other penalty; or
(3) a judgment for divorce, support or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.
C. The party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act applies to the foreign-country judgment.

NMS § 39-4D-3

Laws 2009, ch. 142, § 3.