New Mexico Legal Guides
23 guides covering New Mexico topics, each with Caselaw search beside the article.
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- Adverse Possession in New Mexico
New Mexico adverse possession: 10 years under NMSA 1978 § 37-1-22. Elements, taxes, color of title, and linked New Mexico opinions.
- Can I Get Sued After a Car Accident in New Mexico? Does Fault Matter?
New Mexico car accident lawsuits and fault: pure comparative fault (recovery reduced by your share of fault, with no percentage bar) under N.M. Stat. Ann. § 41-4-2, when you can sue or be sued, insurance rules, and the statute of limitations (Three years for personal injury claims under N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-8.).
- Castle Doctrine in New Mexico: Deadly Force Against Intruders
New Mexico castle doctrine: when occupants may use deadly force against home intruders, key statutes (N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-2-7), presumptions, and leading cases.
- Child Custody and Parenting Time in New Mexico
How New Mexico courts decide custody and parenting time under N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 40-4-9 to 40-4-9.1, including best-interests factors, relocation, and modification.
- Clearing a Criminal Record in New Mexico
New Mexico expungement begins with N.M. Stat. Ann. § 29-3A-4, § 29-3A-4 Expungement of records upon release without conviction. This guide follows that petition, the records that travel under a different section, and the opinions that have already decided these requests.
- DUI Penalties in New Mexico
New Mexico DUI penalties under N.M. Stat. Ann. § 66-8-102: BAC limits, first-offense range, when a DUI becomes a felony, and ignition-interlock rules.
- How Does Bond Work in New Mexico? Bail and Pretrial Release Explained
New Mexico bail and bond explained: Constitutional bail with judicial setting. Types of release, what judges consider at a bail hearing, forfeiture risks, and linked New Mexico opinions under N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 31-3-1 to 31-3-6.
- How Does Eviction Work in New Mexico?
New Mexico eviction / Owner-resident / petition for restitution (eviction) under N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 47-8-1 et seq. (Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act): notices, filing forum, timeline to a writ of possession, and common tenant defenses.
- How Do You Make a Valid Will In New Mexico?
To make a valid will under New Mexico law, the will must be: In writing; Signed by the testator; Witnessed and signed by two witnesses. The requirements to make a valid will in New Mexico are found in NM Stat § 45-2-502 . Who Can Mak…
- How to File a Lawsuit Without a Lawyer in New Mexico: Pro Se Litigation Guide
A practical New Mexico guide to representing yourself: what statutes, cases, and rules are; how to draft and file a complaint; how service and Odyssey File & Serve (New Mexico) registration work; discovery; evidence; and how LawDiver helps you research authorities in the corpus.
- How to File for Divorce in New Mexico
New Mexico divorce filing guide: At least one party must have resided in New Mexico for 6 months before filing. community property; linked statutes and process overview.
- How to Get a Prison Sentence Reduced in New Mexico
Paths to shorten or correct a New Mexico prison sentence under N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 44-1-1 to 44-1-29: modification motions, good-time credits, parole, and post-conviction relief — with linked New Mexico opinions.
- How to Modify Child Support in New Mexico
Step-by-step guide to modifying a New Mexico child support order under NMSA § 40-4-11.4: what counts as a change in circumstances, when changes take effect, and the cases that matter.
- How to Modify Spousal Support in New Mexico
Step-by-step guide to modifying spousal support in New Mexico under NMSA § 40-4-7(B)(2)(a): changed-circumstances standards, retirement and cohabitation rules, when changes take effect, and the cases that matter.
- Is Abortion Legal in New Mexico?
New Mexico abortion law after Dobbs: protected access. No statewide near-total ban; access treated as protected health care under state statute and policy.. Linked statutes and New Mexico opinions.
- New Mexico Child Support Guidelines: How Support Is Calculated
How New Mexico calculates child support under N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-4-11.1, including the income shares, deviations, modification, and leading cases.
- New Mexico Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and Authenticity
A practitioner guide to New Mexico evidence law under the New Mexico Rules of Evidence: general admissibility, character evidence, hearsay and its workhorse exceptions, unavailable declarants, depositions at trial, party admissions, dying declarations, medical statements, and a dedicated authenticity section — with case and statute links in the LawDiver corpus.
- New Mexico Spousal support: Eligibility, Amount, and Duration
How New Mexico courts award spousal support under N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-4-7: eligibility, statutory factors, duration, and leading cases.
- Security Deposit Return in New Mexico
How New Mexico landlords must handle residential security deposits under N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-8-18: limits, return deadlines, and wrongful-withholding remedies.
- Stand Your Ground Laws in New Mexico
New Mexico stand-your-ground overview (judicial (case-law) stand-your-ground): duty to retreat, statutes, civil immunity, and controlling cases.
- Surviving Spouse Rights New Mexico
Surviving spouses have important rights and benefits under New Mexico law, including: Intestate Rights Community Property Family Allowance Exempt Personal Property New Mexico is a community property state. Community property is property acq…
- What Happens If I Refuse a Breathalyzer Test in New Mexico?
New Mexico implied-consent consequences for refusing a chemical breath or blood test under N.M. Stat. Ann. § 66-8-107, including license suspension and evidence use.
- Who Are Next Of Kin In New Mexico?
Next of kin under New Mexico intestate inheritance law include: Surviving spouse Children Parents Siblings Grandparents and descendants Descendants of deceased spouse What Next Of Kin Inherit Under New Mexico Law? The status as next of kin …