Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs. > Article 14 - Adult Adoptions, 40-14-1 through 40-14-15. > Section 40-14-15 - Recognition of foreign decrees.

Section 40-14-15 - Recognition of foreign decrees.

40-14-15. Recognition of foreign decrees.

Every judgment establishing the relationship of parent and child by adult adoption issued pursuant to due process of law by the tribunals of any other jurisdiction within or without the United States shall be recognized in this state, so that the rights and obligations of the parties as to matters within the jurisdiction of this state shall be determined as though the judgment were issued by the courts of this state.