A. A judicial district may establish a domestic relations mediation program by court rule approved by the supreme court. The district court may employ or contract with a counselor to provide consultations, evaluations and mediation in domestic relations cases involving children.
B. Parents may request of the court the services of the domestic relations mediation program for consultations, evaluation or mediation. Parents shall enter the program when ordered to do so by the court.
C. Parents shall pay the cost of the domestic relations mediation program pursuant to a sliding fee scale approved by the supreme court. The sliding fee scale shall be based on ability to pay for the specific service rendered by the counselor. The fees shall be paid to the district court to be credited to the fund.
History: Laws 1987, ch. 153, § 5.
Cross references. — For rules relating to domestic relations mediation, see LR5-401, LR6-401, and LR11-402.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 12 - Domestic Relations Mediation
Section 40-12-1 - Short title.
Section 40-12-3 - Definitions.
Section 40-12-4 - District court domestic relations mediation fund created.
Section 40-12-5 - Domestic relations mediation program.
Section 40-12-5.1 - Supervised visitation program.
Section 40-12-6 - Domestic relations mediation fees; district court clerk to collect.