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  Are you a parent with unusual work hours that wants to know how work schedules impact Parenting & Child Visitation Time ? Going through a child custody case can feel like walking down a dark alley without a light. During these dark and stressful times, fear...

    Parents that are going through a divorce or separation often wonder how to request financial information for calculating child support. Parents that are facing a divorce or separation can be anxious to discover how child support is calculated in New...

  Family law questions come in all shapes and sizes – but there are ten common parenting time (visitation) questions in New Mexico.  Understanding these common questions will give you a better understanding about how New Mexico law and practice will impact your...

  Divorce and child custody cases can spark the fires of anger and resentment.  Roaring anger can cause a parent to lose control over their emotions and actions -- burning the custody case to the ground. Here are ten ways to ruin your child custody case in New...

    Although divorce can trigger a handful of negative emotions -- fighting about small divorce cases probably isn’t worth it.  At times each side to a divorce gets stuck on the concept of being “wronged” or possibly “beating their ex.” This “fight and win”...

  Divorcing parents often have questions about securing child support and alimony with life insurance.   It is common for one side of the divorcing couple to provide child support or alimony to their former spouse. At times the child or children are young, and...

  QDRO and Retirement Accounts in New Mexico are an essential part of the divorce process.   New Mexico is a community property state.  This means that every asset and debt accumulated during the marriage are divided 50-50 with divorce. Retirement accounts are...

The Restraining Order (Order of Protection) process is like walking a tightrope.  Your Hearing Officer ultimately decides if an Order of Protection will be entered based on a “preponderance of the evidence” standard.  This standard means 51% or more likely than not....