Legal Question in Family Law in New Mexico

By the zip code you have provided you are in the 2nd Judicial District and you can go to the Self Help area of the district court house on 5th and Lomas and get the initial part of the assistance you will need. To answer the questions you asked though, first is YES, he has to help with the bills and the support for the family. While he may move out and tell you he is done - the law and the court will not allow him to do that and leave you without assistance. If you and your husband are on the lease together then he is not correct in saying that you have to make 'a new deal' with the landlord. When you go to the courthouse you should ask specifically about "interim division of income." That is a legal phrase covered by District Court Rule of Civil Procedure. Your husband will have to help with the bills and child support while you are going through the divorce. If you are not employed then you can go to the income support division (ISD) and get some emergency relief, food stamps and medicare for your children. You can go to Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) to have them start a child support case for you; and you can go to There is assistance available to help you get him to follow the law.

Hope this helps.

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