English
EspañolOn our New Mexico Custody page, we created the new subsection Steps to file for custody, which reorganized the steps into six separate questions, making it easier for users to find the information they need:
- Considerations before filing
- Step 1: Prepare for the case
- Step 2: File and serve the custody petition
- Step 3: Preliminary court dates
- Step 4: Reach an agreement or go to trial
- Step 5: Options if you disagree with the order
These questions explain the usual stages in a custody case and cross-link to other relevant information on our website.
We also reorganized the page to make it easier for users to find the information they are looking for by doing the following:
- We moved the questions What are some pros and cons of starting a custody case? and Should I start a case to ask for supervised visitation? to the Basic information and definitions subsection.
- We moved the questions Who can file for custody?, Can an abusive parent get custody or visitation?, If my child was conceived from rape, can the offender’s parental rights be terminated?, and Can grandparents get visitation? to a new subsection called Who can get custody or visitation.
- We moved the questions How will a judge make a decision about custody?, Can I get temporary custody as part of my protection order (for domestic violence) against the other parent?, If the other parent and I make an agreement about custody, will the judge accept our agreement? to the The custody process subsection.
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On our New Mexico Custody page, we created the new subsection Steps to file for custody, which reorganized the steps into six separate questions, making it easier for users to find the information they need:
- Considerations before filing
- Step 1: Prepare for the case
- Step 2: File and serve the custody petition
- Step 3: Preliminary court dates
- Step 4: Reach an agreement or go to trial
- Step 5: Options if you disagree with the order
These questions explain the usual stages in a custody case and cross-link to other relevant information on our website.
We also reorganized the page to make it easier for users to find the information they are looking for by doing the following:
- We moved the questions What are some pros and cons of starting a custody case? and Should I start a case to ask for supervised visitation? to the Basic information and definitions subsection.
- We moved the questions Who can file for custody?, Can an abusive parent get custody or visitation?, If my child was conceived from rape, can the offender’s parental rights be terminated?, and Can grandparents get visitation? to a new subsection called Who can get custody or visitation.
- We moved the questions How will a judge make a decision about custody?, Can I get temporary custody as part of my protection order (for domestic violence) against the other parent?, If the other parent and I make an agreement about custody, will the judge accept our agreement? to the The custody process subsection.
Changes made in English and Spanish!
