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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO

7 JONIE MARQUEZ, f/k/a 8 JONIE COPELAND, 9 10 v. 11 MICHAEL RAY COPELAND, 12 Respondent-Appellant. Petitioner-Appellee, NO. 29,476

13 APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF LEA COUNTY 14 William G.W. Shoobridge, District Judge 15 Klipstine & Honigmann, LLC 16 Melissa A. Honigmann 17 Hobbs, NM 18 for Appellee 19 20 21 22 Maddox, Holloman & Kirksey, P.C. Lee A. Kirksey Andrew J. LeMieux Hobbs, NM

23 for Appellant 24 25 KENNEDY, Judge. 26 In this appeal, Michael Ray Copeland (Father) contends that the district MEMORANDUM OPINION

1 court unconstitutionally applied NMSA 1978, Section 40-4-7(B)(3)(b) (1997). 2 Relying on that statute, passed six years after the original order of child support, 3 the court extended Father's obligation to Jacob Daniel Copeland (Child) until 4 Child's high school graduation, despite the court's original order and a binding 5 agreement between Father and Jonie Marquez (Mother) that support would end at 6 Child's emancipation. District courts have continuing jurisdiction over child

7 support matters, NMSA 1978,

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