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Temporary Domestic Order Form. This is a New Mexico form and can be use in Domestic Relations Statewide.
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4A-201. Temporary domestic order. [For use with Rule 1-121 NMRA] STATE OF NEW MEXICOCOUNTY OF JUDICIAL DISTRICT , Petitioner, v. No. , Respondent. TEMPORARY DOMESTIC ORDER1This order is issued pursuant to Rule 1-121 NMRA. This is not an order of protectionunder federal or state law. It is otherwise fully enforceable. It applies to both parties. This orderwill continue in effect until modified. The procedure for modification of this order is describedbelow. THE COURT ORDERS THE PARTIES AS FOLLOWS: (1)Do not injure or physically or mentally abuse, molest, intimidate, threaten orharass the other party or any child of either party. (2)Do not interfere with the relationship of your spouse with any child of eitherparty. If you are living apart, you shall each continue to have frequent contact andcommunication with any minor child of both parties, personally and by telephone. A party shallnotify the other party of any change of address or telephone number within twenty-four (24)hours of the change. (3)Do not change a child222s school, religion, child care, doctor, dentist, physical ormental treatment or recreational activities in which the child has been participating. (4)Do not remove, cause or permit the removal of any minor child of both partiesfrom the State of New Mexico without court order or written consent of the other party. (5)Do not make the other party leave the family home, whether it be community orseparate property, without court order. You should attempt to resolve the question of who leavesthe home in a fair manner. If you cannot agree, you must ask the court to decide. (a)Whoever moves from the family home may return to pick up personalbelongings at a reasonable time as you may agree. Personal belongings do not include furnitureunless you agree or the court permits. If an order prohibiting domestic violence has been entered,you must arrange to have a law enforcement officer present to monitor the removal of personalbelongings. The party moving out of the residence is not prejudiced by reason of the move inany way with respect to custody of any minor child, with respect to a claim of any interest in thefamily residence or the personal property in or on the premises. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com (b)Whoever leaves the family residence shall notify the other party, withintwenty-four (24) hours of an address where the vacating party can receive mail. (c)At a reasonable time, you are entitled to examine the contents of themarital residence and to have access to all properties owned by either of you, for inspection,valuation or appraisal. If you ask, the other party must provide access to the home within fifteen(15) days after the date of the request. (6)Do not incur unreasonable or unnecessary debts. Any debt that does notcontribute to the benefit of both spouses or the minor children of the parties which is incurredafter you have separated, may be the separate debt of the party who incurs the debt. (7)Do not sell, remove, transfer, dispose of, hide, encumber or damage any property,real or personal, community or separate, except in the usual course of business or for thenecessities of life. Keep an accounting of any transactions to show to the court. (8)Do not drop or cancel any insurance policy, including automobile or other vehicleinsurance, household insurance, medical or dental insurance or life insurance. (9)Do not terminate or change the beneficiaries of any existing life insurance policy. (10)Do not close any financial institution account2 or cancel any credit cards norremove the other party from any credit card account during pendency of this case, unless theparties otherwise agree in writing. (11)Do not liquidate, cash out, remove funds from or take loans against any retirementaccount, including but not limited to PERA, pension, IRA, Roth IRA, SARSEP, SEP, profitsharing, 401(k), 403(b), defined benefit, money purchase, employee stock ownership (ESOP), or457 or 409A accounts, unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, except in the usual course ofbusiness or for the necessities of life. Keep an accounting of any transactions to show to thecourt.MODIFICATION BY COURT3 This order may be modified by the court upon request of either party. To request thecourt to modify this order, a motion must be filed with the clerk of the court. The motion mustinclude reference to each paragraph number the party is requesting to be modified or terminated. The party making the request must provide the other party with a copy of the motion requestingthe change. If the other party agrees with the request, an order approving the request, which hasbeen initialed by both parties as 223approved,224 shall be filed with the motion. WAIVER BY PARTIES The parties may modify a specific provision of this order by entering into a writtenagreement and filing it with the court. The parties may also waive a provision of this order on aspecific occasion if both parties sign an agreement to waive the provision. A waiver mustinclude the paragraph number of each paragraph waived by the parties. OTHER ORDERS If an order of protection from a domestic violence case has been served on either party orif there is any other order in effect governing the relationship of the parties, and there is a conflictbetween this order and the other order, the other order controls unless the court specificallyorders otherwise. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com VIOLATIONS Violation of this court order may result in the imposition of a fine or imprisonment. Thisorder is binding on the petitioner at the time the petition is filed. This order is effective on therespondent immediately upon service. The parties are cautioned that actions taken by either partythat are contrary to the terms of this order are subject to redress by the court, including costs andattorney fees. Date District Judge USE NOTE1.A scheduling order may be issued at the time a domestic relations case is docketedand served with the petition, however, the scheduling order must be issued as a separate order. 2.See NMSA 1978, Section 58-1-7 for notice to any bank of an adverse claim to abank account. 3.Within two (2) days after service of this order, a party may file a motionrequesting a hearing to dissolve this order. If the court finds the motion was frivolous or was notfiled in good faith it may assess the party filing the motion with costs and attorney fees. [Approved, effective November 1, 2000 until November 1, 2001; approved, effective November1, 2002; 4A-112 recompiled and amended as 4A-201 by Supreme Court Order No. 13-8300-010,effective for all pleadings and papers filed on or after May 31, 2013, in all cases pending or filedon or after May 31, 2013; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 17-8300-017, effective forall pleadings and papers filed on or after December 31, 2017.]Committee commentary. 227 This form deviates from the forms used by some judicialdistricts, however, the changes are necessary to comply with due process requirements. See Rules1-121 and 1-066(B) NMRA. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com