New Mexico law outlines the factors for a court to consider when awarding child custody. Child custody cases are rarely pretty. Whenever two parents resort to the courtroom to resolve custody issues, it is typically …

The question, “Do I Need a Family Law Attorney?” comes up in discussions involving Divorce, and other issues such as, Child Custody, Child Support or Alimony (known as, Spousal support). In New Mexico, there is …

A “guardian ad litem” (GAL) is a person the court appoints to investigate what solutions would be in the “best interests of a child.” In a family court context, the GAL will look into the …

Child support is money normally paid based on the gross income of both parents the purpose of which is to support the children’s most basic needs of food, shelter and clothing. The State of New …

New Mexico is a community property state. Not every state is a community property state. In fact, only eight states observe community property laws: Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Wisconsin and Washington. …

Alternative dispute resolution is the method used to try and prevent parties from undergoing the adversarial systems associated with going through litigation. There are many aspects to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) including arbitration, settlement facilitation, …

There are many types of evidence that are commonly used at trial. Scientific and forensic types of evidence can be extremely helpful in proving your case, but there are rules and standards that these types …

Daubert refers to a leading case on evidence from the United States Supreme Court and established a standard pertaining to scientific evidence. According to Daubert, the standard used by a trial judge to make a …

What we are about to share is a little known and little used tool to help people enforce child support obligations. Most attorneys aren’t even aware of the benefits of retirement accounts when it comes …

The mission of the Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) is to pursue and ultimately achieve financial and medical support of children by establishing, enforcing, and increasing public awareness of parental obligations. The division is part …