Legal Question in Family Law in New Mexico

my wife left me for another man after going to casinos spending all our money where she met him she wants me to pay for the divorce and now shes selling land which was given to her am I entitled to anything and am I responsable to pay for the divorce?


Asked on 9/24/09, 3:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

George Chandler Chandler Law of Los Alamos

You need to stop the bleeding as soon as possible by filing for divorce and getting a temporary protective order that sets up interim suppport and prohibits her from wasting your assets. It's probably not possible to recover the losses of your community assets. If she was given the land by her familyy it's likely separate property and you won't have any claim to it, unless some clever lawyer can find a way to go after it because of the community assets she wasted (I'm not that clever). The costs of the divorce can be allocated by the court, but there's a good chance you'll pay if you're the responsible party who wants it.

good luck, sounds like you got a real loser there.

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Answered on 9/29/09, 5:06 pm


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