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Laws in New Mexico assume that parents being involved in the child's life and joint custody are the best for a child. This type of custody offers both parents the right to make legal decisions that impact a child's education, health, and future. Joint custody doesn't mean that the child splits time between parents.

Please submit the completed and notarized Acknowledgment of Paternity statement along with any applicable fees, to the New Mexico Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS). reflect the new information is $10.00. o The fee for the issuance of one (1) certified copy of a birth certificate is $10.00.

The acknowledgment of paternity statement must be sworn to by the biological parents in the presence of a notary public. Notes and instructions for completing the statement are provided on the acknowledgment of paternity form.

A court order will be required in order to make any changes to the record. Normally an attorney is needed for this type of action. If the mother was married to another man during the child's conception or birth and there is no father listed on the child's certificate, a three-way paternity affidavit can be filled out.

New Mexico courts decide custody based on the ?best interests of the child." This is the same standard as most states. What's different in New Mexico is at 14 years old, a court considers the desires of the minor rather than determining custody based on the best interest standard.

Absent parent: If a parent has been absent for 6 months or more, the law allows the other, more responsible parent, to petition to terminate parental rights. Not just parents can terminate: in fact, anyone with an interest in the well-being of a child can attempt to terminate one or both parents' rights.