Directory: Twelfth Judicial District

Counties:

• Lincoln, Otero

District Court Information:

• Otero County Courthouse
  1000 New York Ave., Rm. 209
  Alamogordo
  (505) 437-7310, fax (505) 434-8886

District Court Hours:

• 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. (open over lunch, open until 5 p.m. for filings that do not require $)

District Court Filing Fees:

• Civil Filing Fee: $107

• Domestic Relations Filing Fee: $137

District Court Copy Costs:

• No more than $10 for packets.

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

• None.

Other District Court Information:

• Parents must attend parent education classes.

• Public Defender (505) 437-4600 Ext.113

• District Attorney (505) 443-2646

County Clerk Information:

• Otero County
  1000 New York Ave., Rm. 108
  Alamogordo, NM   88310
  (505) 437-4942

• Lincoln County
  Box 338
  Carrizozo, NM  88301
  (505) 648-2394 

Child Support Enforcement Division:

• Region II satellite
  108 Cottonwood
  Alamogordo, NM  88310

• Region II satellite
  101 Fifth St.
  Ruidoso, NM  88345

Legal and Other Related Resources:

• Children In Need Of Services (C.H.I.N.S., Inc.)
  Provides counseling for at-risk children and their families, for school-related problems and other difficulties associated with divorced parents, abuse and behavioral problems.
  (505) 434-3011

• Center of Protective Environment
  Provides intervention, prevention and treatment services to families dealing with domestic violence.
  909 So. Florida
  Alamogordo, N.M. 88310
  (505) 434-3622

• Otero County Bar Association
  Provides the names of local lawyers.
  (505) 437-4600

• 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:

• Center of Protective Environment
  Provides intervention, prevention and treatment services to families dealing with domestic violence.
  909 So. Florida
  Alamogordo, N.M. 88310
  (505) 434-3622

• 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:

• Alamogordo Public Library
  http://ci.alamogordo.nm.us/Library/coalibrary.html
  920 Oregon Ave.
  Alamogordo, NM 88310
  (505) 439-4140, (505) 439-4149  (reference), TTY (505) 439-4108

• Aztec Public Library
  http://www.cyberport.com/aztecpl/homepage.html
  201W. Chaco
  Aztec, NM 87410
  T-Th, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.; F &  Sat., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  email: aztecpl@cyberport.com

Department of Motor Vehicles:

• Alamogordo
  411 E. 10th St.
  Murray Morgan Bldg.
  Alamogordo, NM  88310

• Carrizozo
  100 4th St.
  Carrizozo, NM  88301
  (505) 648-2371

• Corona
  Main St.
  Corona, NM  88318
  (505) 849-5511 

Sheriff’s Department:

• Lincoln County
  Box 278
  Carrizozo, NM  88301
  (505) 648-2342

• Otero County
  1013 New York Ave.
  Alamogordo, NM  88310-6995
  (505) 437-2210 

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