Chapter 40, Article 12 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Domestic Relations Mediation Act”. History: Laws 1987, ch. 153, § 1; 2009, ch. 201, § 1. ANNOTATIONS The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, changed the reference of the act to the chapter and article of NMSA 1978. Law reviews. — For comment, “District […]
The purpose of the Domestic Relations Mediation Act is to assist the court, parents and other interested parties in determining the best interests of the children involved in domestic relations cases. History: Laws 1987, ch. 153, § 2.
As used in the Domestic Relations Mediation Act: A. “advisory consultation” means a brief assessment about the parenting situation and a written report summarizing the information for the attorneys and the court, including an assessment by the counselor of the positions, situations and relationships of family members and suggestions regarding specific plans, general issues or […]
A judicial district shall create a “domestic relations mediation fund” of the judicial district. Money in the fund shall be used to offset the cost of operating the domestic relations mediation program and the supervised visitation program. Deposits to the fund shall include payments made through the imposition of a sliding fee scale pursuant to […]
A. A judicial district may establish a domestic relations mediation program by court rule approved by the supreme court. The district court may employ or contract with a counselor to provide consultations, evaluations and mediation in domestic relations cases involving children. B. Parents may request of the court the services of the domestic relations mediation […]
A. A judicial district may establish a “safe exchange and supervised visitation program” by local court rule approved by the supreme court. The safe exchange and supervised visitation program shall be used when, in the opinion of the court, the best interests of the child are served if confrontation or contact between the parents is […]
In addition to fees collected pursuant to Section 34-6-40 NMSA 1978 for the docketing of civil cases, in any judicial district which has established a domestic relations mediation program, the district court clerk shall collect a surcharge of thirty dollars ($30.00) on all new and reopened domestic relations cases. History: Laws 1987, ch. 153, § […]
