New Mexico Alimony Rules Guide

No responsible dollar estimate is available

NM sets alimony by judicial discretion; there is no statutory formula. Courts weigh the enumerated factors below.

Factors the court weighs instead

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1. Age, health, and means of support of each spouse
2. Current and future earnings and earning capacity
3. Good-faith efforts to maintain employment or become self-supporting
4. Reasonable needs of each spouse
5. Duration of the marriage
6. Amount of property awarded to each spouse
7. Type and nature of each spouse’s assets and liabilities
8. Income produced by property owned by each spouse
9. Agreements entered into in contemplation of dissolution or separation
10. Maintenance of medical insurance for the spouse seeking support

NMSA 1978, § 40-4-7(E)

Duration limits

• Available forms: A court may award rehabilitative, transitional, or indefinite spousal support and may use a single sum, installments, or property.
• No binding statewide formula: Local advisory guidelines do not replace the statewide statutory factors or judicial findings.

NMSA 1978, § 40-4-7(B), (E)

Assumptions

• This tool does not estimate a dollar amount for discretionary states: any number would be invented.
• New Mexico statutory factors govern; local advisory worksheets are not a mandatory statewide award formula.

Official sources

• NMSA 1978, § 40-4-7 — spousal support factors and forms
• Alimony Guidelines and Commentaries