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4-962. Response to petition for order of protection from domestic abuse.

[Standard simplified response to petition form, Family

Violence Protection Act, Sections 40-13-1 to 40-13-8 NMSA 1978] 

 

__________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF __________________

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

 

_______________________________

Petitioner

 

v.                                                                                                                     No. ____________

_______________________________

Respondent

RESPONSE TO PETITION

FOR ORDER OF PROTECTION

FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE

 

            Respondent in response to the allegations in the petition for order of protection from domestic abuse states: (Set forth a response to each paragraph of the petition you do not agree with.  Please include the paragraph number of the petition preceding each response.)

______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

(If you need additional space, please attach additional pages.)

 

Respondent requests that the court:

(check and complete applicable alternatives)

[ ]         modify the temporary order of protection as follows:

            ________________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________.

[ ]         terminate the temporary order of protection because:

            ________________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________.

[ ]         hold an earlier hearing on the petition for protection order because:

            ________________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________.

[ ]         hold a later hearing on the petition for protection order because:

            ________________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________.

[ ]         dismiss the petition for protection order because:

            ________________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________.

 

                                                                                    ________________________________

                                                                                    (Signature of respondent)

                                                                                    ________________________________

                                                                                    (Respondent’s name printed)

                                                                                    ________________________________

                                                                                    (Respondent’s address)

                                                                                    ________________________________

                                                                                    (Respondent’s telephone number)          

 

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE OF PARTY

 

            I affirm under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of New Mexico  that a copy of this response was served on the petitioner by:

(check and complete applicable alternative)

 

[ ]         first class mail, postage prepaid on this ____ day of ______________, ______ at the following address: 

            ________________________________

            (address)

            ________________________________ 

 

            OR 

 

[ ]         the following means: _______________________________ 

 

            OR 

 

[ ]         (check only if the petitioner’s present address is unknown to respondent and not contained on the petition) service on the clerk of the court by filing two copies of this response with the clerk on this ____ day of _______________, ______.

 

                                                                                    ________________________________

                                                                                    Signature of respondent

                                                                                    ________________________________

                                                                                    Date of signature   

 

SERVICE OF PETITIONER BY CLERK

(to be completed by clerk when

petitioner’s address has been sealed

by order of the court)

 

            I served this response on the petitioner by first class mail, postage prepaid on this ____ day of __________________, ______.

 

                                                                                    ________________________________

                                                                                    Clerk             

 

USE NOTES

            This Response to Petition gives respondent an opportunity to state defenses against the charges in the petition.  This Response to Petition does not contain a counter petition charging the petitioner with an act of domestic abuse.  If the respondent only wants to defend against the petitioner’s charge of abuse, this form should be used as drafted.  If the respondent wants both to defend against the petitioner’s charge of domestic abuse and also to charge the petitioner with domestic abuse, the respondent should fill out this form and also fill out Form 4-962A NMRA.  Respondent then should attach Form 4-962 and Form 4-962A.

 

[Approved, effective November 1, 1999 until July 1, 2001; approved, as amended, effective May 1, 2001; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 14-8300-023, effective for all pleadings and papers filed on or after December 31, 2014.]