4A-202. Definitions.
As used in Domestic Relations Forms 4A-201 to 4A-341
NMRA:
A. "dissolution of marriage" means a "divorce";
B. "minor child" means a child who is under eighteen
(18) years of age and who is the child of both parties to a
divorce or paternity proceeding;
C. "parenting plan and child support obligation"
means the order of the court containing the obligations of
the parents of minor children relating to:
(1) child custody;
(2) visitation; and
(3) support including support of a child under
nineteen (19) years of age who is attending high school.
The parenting plan and child support obligation becomes
a court order when it is approved by the judge as part of
the final decree;
D. "party" means a husband or wife in a divorce or
paternity proceeding;
E. "petition for dissolution of marriage" requests a
divorce;
F. "petitioner" means the first party on a petition
requesting the court to enter an order for the dissolution
of marriage or for an order establishing the paternity of a
minor child. This person is referred to as a "petitioner"
solely for purposes of identifying the parties in the court
system. In an uncontested divorce or paternity proceeding,
the parties will need to decide who will be shown as the
petitioner;
G. "respondent" means the person who is identified
for court purposes as the respondent. In an uncontested
divorce or paternity proceeding, the parties will need to
decide who will be shown as the respondent; and
H. "wage withholding order" is an order that allows
child support to be withheld from the wages of one parent.
[Approved, effective November 15, 2002.]