Directory: First Judicial District

Counties:

• Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, and Santa Fe Counties

Website:

• http://www.firstdistrictcourt.com

District Court Information:

• Santa Fe County
  Judge Steve Herrera Judicial Complex
  100 Catron St.
  Santa Fe, NM  87501
  (505) 476-0134, fax (505) 827-5055

District Court Hours:

• M-F, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., 1 p.m. – 5 p.m (Clerk's office open until 4 p.m)

District Court Filing Fees:

• Civil Filing Fee: $122.00

• Domestic Relations Filing Fee: $137

District Court Copy Costs:

• 35 ¢ / page

• $1.50 for certifications

• $5.00 for packets

Pro Se/Self-Represented Litigant Resources Offered by the District:

• Pro Se Volunteer Attorneys
  Provides advice on domestic matters only. 
  
  2nd Thursday of every month, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
  Provides an overview of Pro Se matters and no sign-up is necessary. Participants must attend this class before reserving an individual appointment.
  
  3rd Thursday of every month, 5:30 p.m.
  Provides individual 30-minute consultations on domestic matters.
  Participants must make an appointment with Candy Sisneros. 
  
  Call 476-0177 or visit the courthouse,1st floor.

• Customer Service Center
  Provides forms for pro se/self-represented litigants.
  8 a.m. – noon, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

• Family Court Services
  Provides information on family court services.
  (505) 476-0134

• Mediation Services
  Provides information on mediation.
  Carol Herrera: (505) 827-5051 

Other District Court Information:

• Please note that fax filings are accepted.

• For contested divorces, both husband and wife MUST attend the Information Session on Children and Separation, 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

County Clerk Information:

• Santa Fe County Clerk
  http://www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/sfcclk
  102 Grant Ave.
  Santa Fe N.M. 87505
  (505) 986-6280
  M-F, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  Closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays

• Rio Arriba
  Box 1256
  Espanola, NM  87532
  (505) 753-1780

• Los Alamos
  Los Alamos Co. Municipal Building
  Los Alamos, NM  87544
  (505 662-8010

Child Support Enforcement Division:

• Child Support Enforcement Division
  2009 Pacheco, Pollen Plaza
  Santa Fe, NM  87504
  1-800-759-KIDS
  505-476-7040

• Region V
  2542 Cerrillos Road, Suite A
  Santa Fe, NM  87505
  (800) 288-7207 - Toll Free From Within New Mexico
  (800) 585-7631 - Toll Free From Outside New Mexico

• Region V Satellite
  207 Paseo de Onate
  PO Box 2125
  Espanola, NM 87532
  (505) 753-2271

Legal and Other Related Resources:

• Lawyers Care, State Bar of New Mexico
  Offers low-cost, half-hour consultations, and provides names of lawyers.
  Albuquerque
  1-800-876-6227
  (505) 797-6066
  M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Southern New Mexico Legal Services
  Hotline: 1-800-376-7665
  (505) 623-9669

• Lawyer Referral for the Elderly (LREP)
  Serves people 55 and over by providing legal advice and referrals.
  1-800-876-6657

• Grandparents Rights
  Provides information on visitation and kinship guardianship.
  1-800-432-2080

• New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
  http://www.cyfd.org
  Provides information and resources for children and youth.
  Santa Fe
  (505) 827-8456
  1-800-797-3260

• Domestic Violence Legal Help Line
  Provides legal aid and forms.
  (505) 243-4300

• New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  Statewide, networking service organization that deals with domestic violence.  Provides a full range of family services, including counseling.
  1-800-773-3645

• Victim Assistance Program
  Helps victims of violent crime and domestic violence.
  Advocate will go to court & assist with criminal process.
  (505) 827-5000

• Law Access NM
  Phone consult hotline for civil cases, LLTT, emancipation, bankruptcy, consumer complaints, employment, SSI, liens, civil restraining orders.
  (800) 340-9771

Mediation:

• New Mexico Center for Dispute Resolution     
  www.nmcdr.org
  Provides some mediation services for visitation rights.
  1-800-249-6884
  (505) 247-0571, fax (505) 242-5966

Shelters:

• Esperanza Safe House
  Provides transportation to the shelter from any county. The location is confidential.
  Offers individual and group counseling, and helps to obtain restraining orders and other resources.
  (505) 473-5200 or 1-800-473-5220

• St. Elizabeth’s Shelter
  Provides temporary overnight shelter for homeless men, women and children.  Breakfast and dinner included.
  (505) 982-6611

Libraries with Internet Access:

• Supreme Court Law Library - Santa Fe
  www.fscll.org
  237 Don Gaspar
  Santa Fe, NM 87504
  (505) 827-4850
  M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• College of Santa Fe - Fogelson Library
  http://library.csf.edu
  1600 St. Michael's Drive
  Santa Fe, NM 87505        
  (505) 473-6569, fax (505) 473-6593  

• Santa Fe Public Library
  http://ci.santa-fe.nm.us/sfpl
  145 Washington Avenue
  Santa Fe, NM 87501
  (505) 955-6780
  (505) 955-6781 (reference phone), fax (505) 955-6676
  M-Th, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; F &  Sat.,10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sun. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• New Mexico State Library - Santa Fe
  http://www.stlib.state.nm.us
  1209 Camino Carlos Rey 
  Santa Fe, NM 87505
  (505) 476-9700, fax (505) 476-9701
  M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
  http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/ACWeb/about.htm
  120 Washington Avenue
  Santa Fe, NM 87504
  M-F, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed on major holidays.

• Santa Fe Community College
  http://www.santa-fe.cc.nm.us/library/index.html
  Santa Fe Community College
  6401 Richards Avenue
  Santa Fe, NM 87508
  (505) 428-1000
  Fall and spring semester: M-Th, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Summer session:  M-Th, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.;  Fri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat. *10 a.m. - 2 p.m.   
  Semester breaks and between sessions:  M-F, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  *Not open last Saturdays of semesters.

• Oliver La Farge Branch Library
  1730 Llano Street  
  Santa Fe, NM 87504
  (505) 955-4860; fax (505) 955-4861
  Hours: M -W, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., F &  Sat., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Department of Motor Vehicles:

• Main Office
  Motor Vehicle Division
  Joseph Montoya Bldg.
  Santa Fe, NM  87501
  1-888-MVD-INFO
  (505) 827-4636  (Vehicle registration and title information)

• Santa Fe Office
  915 W. Alameda
  Santa Fe, NM  87501
  (505) 827-7600

• Los Alamos Office
  997 Central
  Los Alamos, NM 87544
  (505) 662-4243

Sheriff’s Department:

• Rio Arriba County Sheriff
  Box 98
  Tierra Amarilla
  (505) 588-7271

• Box 1256
  Española
  (505) 753-3320

• Los Alamos County Sheriff
  Los Alamos County Municipal Bldg.
  Los Alamos
  (505) 662-8028

• Santa Fe County Sheriff
  Drawer Q
  Santa Fe
  (505) 986-2400 

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