Directory: Seventh Judicial District

Counties:

• Catron, Socorro, Sierra, and Torrance

District Court Information:

• Socorro County Courthouse
  200 Church
  Socorro, NM  87801
  (505) 835-0050

• Catron County Courthouse (note that all filings must be done at the Socorro Courthouse)
  101 Main Street
  Reserve, NM 87830
  (505) 533-6400

• Sierra County Courthouse
  311 North Date Street
  T or C, NM  87901
  (505) 894-7167

• Torrance County Courthouse
  903 North 5th St.
  Estancia, NM  87016
  (505) 384-2974

District Court Hours:

• 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. (open until 5 p.m. for emergency filings)

District Court Filing Fees:

• Civil Filing Fee: $107.00

• Domestic Relations Filing Fee: $137

District Court Copy Costs:

• 35 ¢ / page

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

• None.

Other District Court Information:

• Please note that if you do not accurately and completely fill out your form, you will be notified and it will not be signed.  You will need to pick them up and correct them.

County Clerk Information:

• Socorro County
  Box 1
  Socorro, NM  87801
  (505) 835-0423

• Sierra County
  100 North Date St.
  T or C, NM  87901
  (505) 894-2840

• Catron County
  Catron County Courthouse
  Box 197
  Reserve, NM   87830
  (505) 533-6400

• Torrance County
  Box 767
  Estancia, NM  87016
  (505) 246-4735

Child Support Enforcement Division:

• Region II satellite
  102 Barton
  T or C, NM  87901

Legal and Other Related Resources:

• Legal FACS Program
  
  Legal FACS Brochure 1, Legal FACS Brochure 2
  
  The Courthouse Lawyer is a self-help legal service provided by Legal FACS. Volunteers, who are licensed attorneys, donate time to help low income people represent themselves in Domestic Relations, Name Change, and Small Claims Cases.
  
  Location: The Courthouse Lawyer Service is located on the 2rd floor of the Bernalillo Courthouse, in the Pro Se Division area, Room 273, and Room 210 of the Metropolitan Court. The District Courthouse is located at 400 Lomas N.W. and the Metropolitan Court is located at 401 Lomas N.W.
  
  Office Hours: 8-12 and 1-5 weekdays
  400 Gold SW, Suite 106
  Albuquerque, NM 87102
  (505) 256-0417

• 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)

• Women’s Community Association
  Provides help with domestic violence issues. Serves Bernalillo, Sandoval and Torrance counties.
  (505) 247-4219

• Law Access NM
  Phone consult hotline for civil cases, LLTT, emancipation, bankruptcy, consumer complaints, employment, SSI, liens, civil restraining orders.
  (505) 998-4529 or (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:

• Domestic Abuse Intervention Center 
  686 E. Third
  T or C
  (505) 894-3557

• El Puente del Socorro
  Provides child-care, hospitalization, clothing, and group therapy for victims of domestic violence.
  P.O. Box 663
  Socorro
  (505) 835-0928

• 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

Libraries with Internet Access:

• Belen Public Library
  http://golibrary.org/belen/default.asp
  333 Becker Avenue
  Belen, NM
  (505) 864-7797

• Bosque Farms Public Library
  1455 W. Bosque Loop
  Bosque Farms, NM 87068
  (505) 869-2227
  email: bfpublib@yahoo.com

• Los Lunas Community Library
  http://www.angelfire.com/nm/LosLunasPL
  P.O. Box 1209
  Los Lunas, NM 87031
  (505) 865-6779
  email: losllib@nm.net

• New Mexico Tech Library - Socorro
  http://www.nmt.edu/~nmtlib
  New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
  Socorro, NM 87801
  (505) 835-5614

• Socorro Public Library
  http://www.sdc.org/~library/
  401 Park Street
  Socorro, NM 87801
  (505) 835-1114
  email: library@sdc.org

• Truth or Consequences Public Library
  http://www.ci.truth-or-consequences.nm.us/library.htm
  325 Library Lane
  Truth or Consequences, NM 87901
  (505) 894-3027
  M-F, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sat., 9 a.m. to noon

• University of New Mexico Valencia Campus
  http://www.unm.edu/~unmvclib
  280 La Entrada
  Los Lunas, NM 87031
  (505) 925-8990
  email: krisw@unm.edu
  M-Th, 8 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.; F, 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• UNM Law Library
  http://lawschool.unm.edu/library/frame/lawlib.html
  1117 Stanford NE
  Albuquerque, NM 87131
  (505) 277-2146
  M-Th, 7:30 a.m. – midnight; F, 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sun., noon – midnight

Department of Motor Vehicles:

• Estancia
  1001 Highland Ave.
  Estancia, NM  87016
  (505) 384-2708

• Moriarty
  201 Broadway
  Moriarty, NM  87035
  (505) 832-6218

• Reserve
  Main St.
  Reserve, NM  87830
  (505) 533-6235

• Socorro
  102 S. 6th
  Socorro, NM  87801
  (505) 835-0768

• T or C
  1912 N. Date
  Truth or Consequences, NM
  (505) 894-6529 

Sheriff’s Department:

• Catron County
  Box 467
  Reserve, NM  87830
  (505) 533-6222

• Socorro County
  Box 581
  Socorro, NM  87801
  (505) 835-0941

• Sierra County
  311 Date Street
  T. or C., NM   87901
  (505) 894-6617

• Torrance County
  Box 498
  Estancia, NM   87016
  (505) 384-2704

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