Directory: Third Judicial District

County:

• Dona Ana County

Website:

• http://www.thirddistrictcourt.com

District Court Information:

• Dona Ana County
  201 W. Picacho, Suite A
  (corner of Alameda and Picacho streets)
  Las Cruces, NM  88005
  (505) 523-8200, fax (505) 523-8290

District Court Hours:

• M-F, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

District Court Filing Fees:

• Civil Filing Fee: $122.00

• Domestic Relations Filing Fee: $137

District Court Copy Costs:

• 35 ¢ / page

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

• Pro Se Clinic
  About once a week, a volunteer attorney is available to answer questions and offer assistance. This service is offered on a first come, first served basis, so come early to sign in and be prepared to wait. Call (505 ) 523-8254 to obtain the schedule of times.

• Domestic Relations Mediation
  Provides information and resources for mediating child-custody and visitation issues.  Provides restraining orders on domestic violence cases.
  (505) 523-8267

• Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs
  Provides information and resources for settlement and arbitration.  
  (505) 523-8222

County Clerk Information:

• Dona Ana County Clerk
  http://www.co.dona-ana.nm.us
  Doña Ana County Government
  251 West Amador
  Las Cruces, N.M.  88001
  (505) 647-7200, fax (505) 647-7224, TDD: (505) 647-7285

Child Support Enforcement Division:

• Region II
  850 N. Motel Blvd., Building B
  Las Cruces, N.M. 88005
  1-800-288-7207

Legal and Other Related Resources:

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

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

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

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

• New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  This statewide, networking service organization deals with domestic violence issues and provides a full range of family services, including counseling.
  1-800-773-3645

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

• 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     
  http://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.
  1-800-473-5220
  (505) 473-5200

• La Casa
  Provides emergency shelter and counseling to battered women and their children.
  (505) 526-2819

Libraries with Internet Access:

• New Mexico State University Library - Las Cruces
  http://lib.nmsu.edu
  Box 30006, MSC 3475
  Las Cruces, NM 88003
  (505) 646-2932

• Thomas Branigan Memorial Library - Las Cruces
  http://library.las-cruces.org
  200 East Picacho Avenue
  Las Cruces, NM 88001
  (505) 528-4000, TTY (505) 528-4008
  M-Th, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., F, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sun, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 

Department of Motor Vehicles:

• Las Cruces
  505 S. Main , Ste. 357
  Las Cruces, NM  88001
  (505) 524-6215

• Hatch
  104 B Franklin
  Hatch, NM  87937
  (505) 267-5216 

Sheriff’s Department:

• Dona Ana County Sheriff
  125 Marquess
  Las Cruces, NM 88005
  (505) 647-7801 

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