Unless you’re working up at Los Alamos, you probably thought the last time you would need to plug numbers into a formula and solve for x was college — or maybe even high school. But if you are splitting up with your child’s other parent, you are about to learn a whole...
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It seems like summer has only just begun, but the smell of Scotch tape and newly sharpened pencils is already wafting through stores in the Albuquerque area. Whether the start of a new school year is something you dread or a much-anticipated event, there are many things you and your child’s other...
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Nobody can agree on exactly when a parent becomes a parent. But there is a universal understanding that once you step into that role, it lasts a lifetime.
No matter how old they get, you never stop loving, worrying about, and wanting to care for your children. You may,...
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Whether you read the book, downloaded the app, or watched the 2012 rom-com, you’ve probably encountered the “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” universe. Since its launch in 1984, “What to Expect” has become the go-to resource for millions of soon-to-be parents and those raising newborns to toddlers.
Mark Twain once quipped, “The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin." Albuquerque area parents who are filing their taxes for the first time post-divorce are likely to agree.
Making sure your taxes are done properly after splitting up with...
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Splitting up with your child’s other parent is never easy. Even when you know it is the right thing to do, it is still an arduous process.
Setting up separate households, shuttling your kid back and forth, and trying to co-parent as you negotiate a custody agreement and parenting...
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Back in the 1970s, David Bowie warned us that sometimes you have to “turn and face the strange” when it’s time to make some ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. It’s good advice to keep in mind if ch-ch-changes in employment, income, marital status, health, or your children’s needs necessitate a modification to the terms of your...
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So, you and the parent of your child are settling into your new schedules and lifestyles. It is difficult, if not impossible, to predict how well the parenting time schedule will work out until you take it for a test drive. Unfortunately, once the judge signs the divorce decree, the test drive...
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In most situations, one parent pays child support to the other. There are some situations, however, when neither parent pays child support. A New Mexico family law attorney can evaluate your specific custody situation and calculate the amount child support would be.
