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4A-203. Motion to modify temporary order (domestic relations actions).

[For use with Rules 1-121 and 1-122 NMRA]

 

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

COUNTY OF _______________

__________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT

 

_______________________________,

Petitioner,

 

 

v.                                                                                                                     No. __________

 

_______________________________,

Respondent.

 

MOTION TO MODIFY TEMPORARY ORDER

(domestic relations actions)1

 

            I, ___________________________ (name of Petitioner or Respondent) request the court to do the following: (check and complete all that apply)

[ ]         Modify paragraph ____ of the temporary domestic order as follows:

            ________________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________.

[ ]         Terminate the temporary domestic order because:

            ________________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________.

[ ]         Terminate or modify the temporary child support because:

            ________________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________.

[ ]         Modify the temporary division of income and debts of the parties because2:

            ________________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________.

[ ]         Dismiss the temporary restraining order because3:

            ________________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________.

[ ]         Terminate or modify the temporary wage withholding order because:

            ________________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________.

[ ]         Terminate or modify the temporary order establishing timesharing or visitation because:

            ________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________.


            I have tried to talk to _____________________________ (name of the other party or the other party’s attorney if represented).  This is what happened: (You MUST check one of these boxes.)

[ ]         The other party AGREES with my motion.

[ ]         The other party DOES NOT AGREE with my motion.

[ ]         The other party WILL NOT TALK TO ME about my motion.

[ ]         I CANNOT TALK TO THE OTHER PARTY because there is a protective order between us and the other party does not have a lawyer.

[ ]         I HAVE NOT TALKED TO THE OTHER PARTY because:

            ________________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________.

 

                                                                                    ____________________________

                                                                                    Signature of party

                                                                                    ____________________________

                                                                                    Name (print)

                                                                                    ____________________________

                                                                                    Mailing address (print)

                                                                                    ____________________________

                                                                                    City, state, and zip code (print)

                                                                                    ____________________________

                                                                                    Telephone number

 

VERIFICATION OF SERVICE

 

            I affirm under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of New Mexico that on _____________ (date), I (check the applicable item below and fill in all information)

[ ]         mailed a copy of this motion by United States mail, postage prepaid, to:

            Name: __________________________________________________________

            Mailing address: __________________________________________________

            City, state, and zip code: ___________________________________________;

 

[ ]         delivered a copy of this motion to ________________________ (the other party or the other party’s attorney); or

 

[ ]         faxed a copy of this motion to _____________________ (the other party or the other party’s attorney) using the following fax number: ___________________. The transmission was reported as complete and without error. The time and date of the transmission was _______ (a.m.) (p.m.) on _______________ (date).

 

                                                                                    _______________________________

                                                                                    Signature of party

                                                                                    _______________________________

                                                                                    Date of signature

 

 

USE NOTES

 

            1.         This form may be used anywhere in this state to request the court to modify a temporary order entered by the court in a domestic relations action.

            2.         If a court order of temporary division of income and debts is being challenged, you must complete an Interim Monthly Income and Expenses Statement (Form 4A-212 NMRA) and file it with the court at the time you file this motion.

            3.         If you believe that the other party may injure you or cause some other harm to you, your children, or other household member, you may file a petition for a temporary restraining order or you may file a “Petition for Order for Protection from Domestic Abuse.”  See Form 4-961 NMRA.

 

[Approved, effective November 1, 2000 until November 1, 2001; approved, effective November 1, 2001; 4A-113 recompiled and amended as 4A-203 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 filed on or after May 31, 2013; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 14-8300-011, effective for all pleadings and papers filed on or after December 31, 2014, in all cases filed or pending on or after December 31, 2014.]

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