Shoplifting at walmart, advice on how to proceed? First time offense. What will the court process be like?

First and foremost, enter a not guilty plea when you are arraigned. It wont hurt your case and allows you to negotiate a plea offer later on if you...

My rights about Hiring a Private Attorney, when I already have a public Defender for my case on Monday?

You have the right to hire private counsel at any point of the proceedings. A judge is not going to interfere with this right and will probably...

Family court issued a order of protection for my child against her mother. I pay child support, what are my obligations now?

The answer to your question depends on who gets custody of your child. Your obligation to provide child support will probably remain, but the funds...

Unsupervised prob got new charge criminal damage now warrant for revocation was my property what do I do

The New Mexico statute defining criminal damage to property specifies that the damage must be done to the property of another. Destroying your own...

The honest answer as to whether your daughters could serve as competent witnesses to the will is maybe. Because age is not defined as a requirement...

What would be the best way to contest a subpoena and respond to a summons pertaining to child support?

CSED tracks when children are receiving financial support from the state and they also track how much each parent is making. Once they notice that...

What do I do ?? Domestic violence

First off, do not talk to anyone about the case until you get the attorney. The sooner you hire an attorney the better counsel can work to preserve...

Can i prevent my childs father weekend vistitation rights? He is currently back with his ex, she has child abuse charges?

New Mexico has a preference for awarding joint custody of the children. In order to prevent your child's father from specific visitation rights,...