Legal Question in Family Law in New Mexico
I am one of two children. My parents got divorced when I was 4. I have not see or spoken with my father. My mother had filed for child support many years ago and my mother received a letter back saying they could not find him. My father recently died, and we are wondering if we are entitled to anything.
1 Answer from Attorneys
This is an estate question and you should ask it again under that heading. There is some family aspect that would present a possibility: (1) There is at least one case in New Mexico in which a person not yet twenty one was able to collect unpaid child support from a parent. It could be that you could also get it from his estate. (2) If your dad died intestate (without a will) or under some other circumstances you are probably entitled to a share of his estate. Both these ideas need study by an attorney whom you have made familiar with the facts of your situation, because those facts will determine the outcome.
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