Section 45-2-117 - No distinction based on marital status

Except as otherwise provided in Section 45-2-114, 45-2-119, 45-2-120 or 45-2-121 NMSA 1978, a parent-child relationship exists between a child and the child's genetic parents, regardless of the parents' marital status. History: 1978 Comp., § 45-2-117, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 15. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 104 made Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 15 effective January 1, 2012.