Get Child Support

You can call them and make an appointment to go through the application/intake process. To make an appointment call 1-800-288-7207 if you are in-state. If you are out of state, call 1-800-585-7631. You may also visit their website at https://elink.hsd.state.nm.us/.

Child support ends when the child is legally emancipated, either by court order or when the child reaches age 18 (or up to age 19 and until graduation from high school, whichever occurs first). Child support also ends if the child joins the military, dies, or gets married.

Under such circumstances, a parent no longer has the obligation to provide child support. Some states allow child support to continue even after the age of majority when the support is used to pay for a child's education, such as to attend colleges, universities and post-secondary institutions.

New Mexico's Statute of Limitations on Back Child Support Payments (Arrears) The statute of limitations for enforcement of child support orders in New Mexico is 14 years of age.

Like most states, New Mexico has severe penalties for parents who refuse to pay child support. ... The so-called Federal Deadbeat Parent Punishment Act ( Deadbeat Dad Act ) imposes federal penalties for willfully failing to pay child support that can include payment of restitution and a prison sentence of up to 2 years.

New Mexico courts decide custody based on the best interests of the child. This is the same standard as most states. What's different in New Mexico is at 14 years old, a court considers the desires of the minor rather than determining custody based on the best interest standard.

In New Mexico, a child support order establishes which parent is to pay, the amount to be paid, when payments are to be made, and who is to receive the payments. In most cases, child support consists of money paid by a parent who does not have physical custody of the child to the parent who does.

Child support ends when the child is legally emancipated, either by court order or when the child reaches age 18 (or up to age 19 and until graduation from high school, whichever occurs first). Child support also ends if the child joins the military, dies, or gets married.

Technically, child support is supposed to cover housing, food, and clothing, but as all parents know, the costs of raising a child involve more than just these basic needs. ... The non-custodial parent contributes to these expenses by making a cash payment to the custodial parent.

Under New Mexico law, Child Support Worksheets are mandatory and generally required for a judge to sign a Final Decree in a divorce or a Parenting Plan. The amount of support due is calculated based on the parents' custody arrangement, combined gross income, and certain monthly expenses for the children.

New Mexico Legal Group represents mothers in Albuquerque and throughout the state of New Mexico to maximize their rights under the law.

Both mothers and fathers are considered to be the natural guardians of their child, and both parents are legally entitled to parent their child. ... It is the official position of the State of New Mexico that children benefit from having both parents in their lives and joint custody is the preferred custodial arrangement.

New Mexico courts decide custody based on the best interests of the child. This is the same standard as most states. What's different in New Mexico is at 14 years old, a court considers the desires of the minor rather than determining custody based on the best interest standard.

Sometimes taking your child from you is a crime, like "parental kidnapping." But if you are married, and there is no court order of custody, it is legal for the other parent to take your child. Or, if you are divorced and the other parent has sole physical custody, it is legal for them to take your child.

Basic Information. In parentage cases, also called "paternity cases," the court makes orders that say who the child's legal parents are. ... But for unmarried parents, parentage of their children needs to be established legally.