HOUSE BILL 27

50th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2011

INTRODUCED BY

William "Bill" R. Rehm

AN ACT

RELATING TO FAMILIES; PROVIDING THAT A NONCUSTODIAL PARENT IS NOT LIABLE FOR CHILD SUPPORT WHEN A CHILD OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE REFUSES CONTACT WITH THE NONCUSTODIAL PARENT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. CHILD SUPPORT.--

          A. A noncustodial parent shall not be liable for child support for a child who is older than eighteen years of age when that child elects not to have contact with the noncustodial parent. This section applies to any parenting agreement, whether or not the child in question is enrolled in school.

          B. For the purposes of this section, "contact" means visitation in accordance with a parenting agreement relating to the child in question.