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Thursday, January 9, 2025 - Empowering Family Law Clients, Part 1/3: Tax Credits & Tax Preparer Misconduct

Knowledge is power. Build better client relationships by helping your clients learn about the millions of dollars of legitimate child-based tax benefits available to them if they can avoid rampant income tax preparer misconduct!

Thursday, January 23, 2025 - Empowering Family Law Clients, Part 2/3: What is a "Qualifying Child" and Why It Matter

There is more to child-based income tax benefits than meets the eye! Using examples drawn from practice, and a generous dash of humor.

Thursday, January 30, 2025 - Empowering Family Law Clients, Part 3/3: Allocating Income Tax Benefits Between Parents in a Split-Up

Did you know that family court allocations of income tax benefits do not control for income tax purposes? Learn how to allocate tax benefits, including tax credits between parents in a split-up.

NMOneSource.com 2/0 offers free, online public access to the master database of official state laws. This resource is published by the New Mexico Compilation Commission and is available to all New Mexico residents. NMOneSource.com serves as the official legal research tool for the New Mexico courts and legislature. Users can search and retrieve annotated statutes, court rules, appellate court opinions, and more from the collections listed. 

- Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts
- Rules of Civil Procedure for the Magistrate Courts
- Rules of Civil Procedure for the Metropolitan Courts

Guide and File Form Preparation Software

You can prepare certain court forms online using the free Guide and File application. Forms available include those for divorce, domestic violence orders of protection, and fee waivers. For more information, visit the New Mexico Courts Self-Representation website.

Self-Help Centers and Judicial Staff

Every year, thousands of New Mexicans represent themselves in civil court, because the expense of hiring an attorney is not affordable. Court-based self-help centers are limited to providing legal information and scribing services. Seven (7) self-help programs are located in thirteen judicial districts. Judicial staff provides assistance to self-represented people, but do not give legal advice. Judiciary staff are neutral and impartial and treat all inquiries with fairness and equality. The staff provides public information from dockets, reports, common court rules, forms, and directions for where to find statues and court rules.  Statewide Self-Help Courts