Directory: Ninth Judicial District

Counties:

• Curry and Roosevelt

District Court Information:

• Curry County
  700 N. Main St., Suite 11
  Clovis
  (505) 762-9148, fax (505) 763-5160

• Roosevelt County
  109 W. First St.
  Portales, NM  88130
  (505) 356-4463

District Court Hours:

• 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. (open over lunch)

District Court Filing Fees:

• Civil Filing Fee: $107.00

• Domestic Relations Filing Fee: $137

District Court Copy Costs:

• 35 ¢ / page

• $1.50 for certifications

• $10 per packet

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

• Law clerk conducts clinics in Clovis and Portales.

Other District Court Information:

• Parents must attend a child-custody workshop through CASA. (see below for more information on CASA)

County Clerk Information:

• Roosevelt County
  Roosevelt County Courthouse
  Portales, NM  88130
  (505) 356-4463, fax (505) 359-2140

• Curry County
  PO Box 1168
  Clovis, NM  88102-1168
  (505) 763-5591

Child Support Enforcement Division:

• Region VI satellite
  1919 Sutter Place
  Clovis, NM  88101
  (505) 769-8125

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)

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

• Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
  Provides volunteer advocates for children in foster care because of parental abuse and neglect, provides custody education for divorcing parent, provides custody and property dispute resolution, and provides education for children learning to cope with divorcing parents.
  (505) 769-2656

• 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:

• Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence
  Provides emergency shelter, individual and group counseling, referral services for abused adults and children, counseling and anger management classes for perpetrators, and 24-hour crisis intervention.
  220 N. Main
  Clovis
  (505) 762-0050

• 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:

• Clovis-Carver Public Library
  http://www.cityofclovis.org/departments/library/index.htm
  701 N. Main St.
  Clovis, NM 88101
  Phone: (505) 769-7840 FAX: (505) 769-7842
  M-Th, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.; F &  Sat,10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  email: library@cityofclovis.org

• Eastern New Mexico University Library – Portales
  http://www.enmu.edu/golden/info/goldeninfo.html
  1200 West University
  Portales, NM 88130

• Golden Library
  ENMU, Station 32
  Portales
  (505) 562-2624, fax (505) 562-2647

Department of Motor Vehicles:

• Clovis
  814 W. 6th St.
  Clovis, NM  88101
  (505) 762-3732

• Portales
  1410 S. Avenue O
  Portales, NM  88130
  (505) 356-8711 

Sheriff’s Department:

• Curry County
  P.O. Box 1043
  Clovis, NM  88102-1043
  (505) 769-2335

• Roosevelt County
  1700 N. Boston
  Portales, NM  88130
  (505) 356-4409 

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