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Divorce Settlement Agreement Template - New Mexico
New Mexico Divorce Settlement Agreement: What Is It?
When undergoing a divorce, you will need a New Mexico Divorce Settlement Agreement which will be filed to the District Court in your local county. Any former partners that wish to file for a divorce can experience difficulty and for some this can be a real challenge. Therefore, you will want to prevent any unnecessary problems concerning the documents.
Alternate Names:
- New Mexico Marital Settlement Agreement;
- New Mexico Divorce Agreement.
The main benefit of using the document is that it keeps a written record of all agreements made between all involved parties. These agreements typically concern the following points:
- Any about financial help for a spouse (known as alimony) or for any mutual children (by providing child support, for example);
- The parents also need to decide on the custody rights of the parents in regards to the children;
- The assets that were acquired during the marriage of the couple should be divided up as both parties see fit.
A New Mexico Divorce Settlement Agreement template can be downloaded by clicking the link below.
How to File for Divorce in New Mexico?
If you and your partner take some time to decide on the best solution taking into account the agreements that you will include in the Marital Settlement Agreement, this will save you a lot of time. Particularly if beforehand you determine how the responsibilities will be shared amongst them. In New Mexico this will take at least thirty days and should not exceed ninety days. Both former partners need to show their income which ought to take into account all income that they receive. There is a filing fee of $137 across the state.
To start proceedings with the divorce you need to:
- File the necessary documents needed to dissolve the marriage and any submitted documents should be submitted to the District Court of your local county as long as either of the partners have resided in the state for at least half a year;
- You must present your former partner with the relevant documents to inform them that you have started legal proceedings;
- Your former spouse will have up to thirty days to make a response after which the judge may set a date and time for the final hearing;
- Upon attending the final hearing, if all is successful your marriage will be officially dissolved as confirmed by the judge.
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