Albuquerque, New Mexico family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce case.


Petitioner Maria Rios appeals an order from the district court dismissing her petition for dissolution of marriage for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Petitioner claims that her purported marriage to Respondent Juan Rios was valid under New Mexico law despite the existence of her prior, lawful ... More...    $0 (10-10-2023 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico family law lawyers represented the parties to a divorce action.


In this divorce proceeding, Audrey June Autrey (Wife) appeals the district court's characterization of assets and debts as separate or community property and the division of marital assets and debts between her and Clint A. Autrey (Husband). Wife contends that twenty-eighty of the district court's... More...    $0 (04-05-2022 - NM)

{1} “All persons are born equally free, and have certain natural, inherent and inalienable rights, among which are the rights of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of seeking and obtaining safety and happiness.â€� N.M. Const. art. II, § 4. These inherent rights, enjoyed by all New Mexicans, appear along with twenty-three other provisio... More...    $0 (01-10-2014 - NM)

Eloisa Taylor appeals from a decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (“BAPâ€�) affirming a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico. The bankruptcy court granted summary judgment in favor of Eloisa’s former spouse, Matthew Taylor. The bankruptcy court determined that a $50,660.59 debt Eloisa owed to Matthew for overpayment of spousal... More...    $0 (12-09-2013 - NM)

{1} “There is nothing which so generally strikes the imagination, and engages the affections of mankind, as the right of property.â€� 2 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 2 (Univ. of Chicago Press ed. 1979) (1766). The property that has captured the affections of the litigants in this case is a parcel of land located in San Juan County with productive oil and gas wells there... More...    $0 (08-24-2012 - NM)

{1} This case requires us to interpret and harmonize potentially conflicting provisions within our domestic relations, probate, and trust statutes to determine the process through which a decedent’s estate is defined and distributed when one party to a pending divorce proceeding dies before a final divorce decree is entered. Under these circumstances, a provision within New Mexico’s domestic r... More...    $0 (02-04-2011 - NM)

{1} This case involves the issue of whether a non-parent has standing to assert a custody and/or visitation claim, absent a finding of unfitness of the natural or adoptive parent, under New Mexico statutory or case law. Petitioner Bani Chatterjee appeals the district court’s dismissal of her petition to establish parentage and determine custody and time sharing with regard to the adopted child o... More...    $0 (12-01-2010 - NM)

{1} Defendant Katherine Allen appeals from a jury verdict finding her liable for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, malicious abuse of process, and defamation. Based on these findings of liability, the jury awarded Plaintiff Bill Papatheofanis, Katherine’s ex-husband, $257,500 in compensatory and punitive damages. On appeal, Katherine argues that there was insufficient evidence to support the elem... More...    $0 (03-16-2010 - NM)

Bina Shahani appeals the district court's order granting John Navani's petition that their son be returned to England, the child's country of habitual residence, pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and its implementing legislation, the International Child Abduction Remedies Act. The district court concluded that Shahani wrongfully retained the ... More...    $0 (07-30-2007 - NM)

{1} The Court of Appeals consolidated two related actions, the first involving foreclosure on a judgment lien and the second involving voluntary waste of the foreclosed property. The district court had ruled in the waste proceeding that Defendant Robin G. Wakeland was equitably estopped from asserting her statutory homestead exemption in the foreclosure proceeding. The Court of Appeals a... More...    $0 (06-05-2005 - NM)

{1} In this case, we must determine if the trial court properly denied a claim for prejudgment interest under NMSA 1978, § 56-8-3 (1983), on an arbitration award. The award established the amount of damages payable by an insurance company to its insured, based on an accident caused by an uninsured motorist. We hold that the award of prejudgment interest was correctly denied, and we affirm... More...    $0 (06-29-2004 - NM)

{1} In this domestic relations feud, Anna Weddington (Mother) appeals from an order determining the amount to be deposited into a college fund account and awarding Kenneth Weddington (Father) a portion of his attorney fees and costs. Mother contends that the district court did not have jurisdiction to make any determination regarding the college fund account and, even if it did, it erred ... More...    $0 (04-01-2004 - NM)

{1}In this negligence action, Plaintiffs appealed to the Court of Appeals from a judgment and verdict of the district court. The Court of Appeals certified the matter to this Court, because the case involves an issue of substantial public interest as to whether unmarried cohabitants may recover against negligent actors for loss of consortium, and we accepted the certification. See NMSA 1978, § ... More...    $0 (03-24-2003 - NM)

{1}In this negligence action, Plaintiffs appealed to the Court of Appeals from a judgment and verdict of the district court. The Court of Appeals certified the matter to this Court, because the case involves an issue of substantial public interest as to whether unmarried cohabitants may recover against negligent actors for loss of consortium, and we accepted the certification. See NMSA 1978, § ... More...    $0 (03-23-2003 - NM)

{1} Mother appeals from a judgment appointing guardians for her two daughters. Mother argues that the trial court had no authority under the Probate Code to appoint guardians for the children when Mother retained the right to custody and objected to the appointment. Mother also argues that the trial court should have applied the parental rights doctrine and granted Mother custody of her daughters... More...    $0 (10-08-2002 - NM)

1} This case involves a single vehicle accident that occurred within New Mexico. Plaintiff State Farm Insurance Company seeks a declaration in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico that the Georgia policy it issued to Defendant Carol Ballard limits liability coverage to $50,000. This Court accepted certification from Judge Leslie C. Smith on the question of whetherMore...    $0 (09-06-2002 - NM)

{1} This case requires us to determine whether, under principles of res judicata, Marcy Plaza Associates' (Marcy Plaza) claim that it overpaid rent is barred by a prior arbitration between the parties. Marcy Plaza is the lessee of property in Santa Fe, on which it operates a retail and office complex. The Bank of Santa Fe (Bank) is the lessor. Under the lease, Marcy Plaza's lease payments are ... More...    $0 (01-28-2002 - NM)

In 1993, Bolin and defendant-appellee Katherine Chavez divorced. At the time, Bolin was incarcerated in Colorado. As part of the divorce decree, a Colorado court awarded Bolin and Chavez joint custody of their son, with Chavez designated as the primary residential custodi... More...    $0 (12-13-2001 - NM)

Intentional infliction of emotional distress and fraud relating to the divorce action between the parties in the 1980s including failure on the part of the defendant to disclose marital assets. Plaintiff also claimed that Defendant attempted to destroy the relationship between Plaintiff and her children.... More...    $18000000 (06-03-1997 - NM)