Month / September 2012

New Mexico is a community property state, which means that all of the property acquired by a couple during their marriage, or earned by either spouse, during the marriage is considered equally…

In a decision earlier this year, the New Mexico Court of Appeals held in State v. Montoya that a defendant‘s 6th Amendment allows for confrontation of witnesses in criminal trialwere not violated…

In a recent landmark case known as Chatterjee v. King, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled on some very important issues involving same sex couples and their rights to establish parentage under…

The 6th Amendment allows for confrontation of witnesses in criminal trial of the U.S. Constitution and the New Mexico Constitution guarantee the right of a criminal defendant to confront witnesses that offer…

An unfortunate result of many divorces or child custody disputes is that children develop negative feelings toward one, or in extreme cases, both parents. These negative feelings can arise for a variety…