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Many people would prefer that divorce and family law issues remain a personal and private matter rather than a legal event. Litigated divorces can be inappropriate for parties who wish to resolve their issues on

Grandparents usually investigate their rights either to obtain visitation or to become a legal caregiver. Others who have had a close relationship with a child, including former step parents or close relatives, may also seek

Prenuptial AgreementsGetting married changes a lot of things, including who will decide about certain financial aspects of your life in the event of divorce or death. The purpose of a prenuptial agreement is to vary

Interest Based Settlement Facilitation is an innovative approach to dispute resolution that can achieve transformative change. At its core is the idea that understanding is more powerful than coercion in successfully resolving conflict. This is

The by products of a divorce settlement mandated by the courts often include diminished self esteem, persistent hostility, reduced productivity and strained relations among spouses and their children. Collaborative Practice is a relatively new, non‐adversarial,

Often poorly understood by divorcing couples, child custody is actually composed of two separate decisions and understanding the difference can help to lower the level of conflict. The first is decision making responsibility for the

Family Law Appeals occur when a party unhappy with the outcome of a court decision decides to appeal. However, most laymen do not understand that Appellate courts do not retry cases or hear new evidence.

Adoption is a complete and permanent way to obtain legal custody of a child. Effective with the completion of the adoption process, the adoptive parent(s) assume all the duties, rights and obligations of parenthood and

New Mexico is a community property state which means that any property acquired during the marriage is generally considered as joint property, regardless of how or by whom it was generated. Marital property division can

You probably don’t know the state laws, the intricacies of the statutes, the New Mexico court system nor its judges’ predilections, the process of discovery, and least of all, the emotional roller coaster the whole