Child Support Modification - Preparation Worksheet - New Mexico
NEW MEXICO CHILD SUPPORT MODIFICATION WORKSHEET
Use this worksheet to prepare the current court-approved filing. Do not file
this worksheet as the petition unless the receiving court expressly permits it.
1. Case and Order Information
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Court | [________________________________] |
| County / judicial district | [________________________________] |
| Existing case number | [________________________________] |
| Petitioner | [________________________________] |
| Respondent | [________________________________] |
| Date existing order was filed | [__/__/____] |
| Current monthly support | $[________________] |
| Child-support enforcement agency involved | ☐ No ☐ Yes: [________________] |
2. Children Covered by the Existing Order
| Child | Date of birth | Residence / schedule | Health-care needs or coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| [NAME] | [__/__/____] | [DETAILS] | [DETAILS] |
| [NAME] | [__/__/____] | [DETAILS] | [DETAILS] |
3. Modification Gate Under § 40-4-11.4
Select every ground supported by admissible evidence:
-
☐ Material and substantial change after entry of the existing order:
[FACTS, DATE, AND EVIDENCE] -
☐ Current guideline calculation differs upward or downward by more than
twenty percent from the existing obligation, and the modification petition
will be filed more than one year after the existing order was filed. -
☐ The child's health-care needs or availability of health-care coverage
require adjustment, whether or not the base support amount changes. -
☐ Other ground supported by current authority: [AUTHORITY AND FACTS]
The twenty-percent and one-year language creates a statutory presumption; it
is not a universal waiting period and does not replace the broader
material-and-substantial-change analysis.
4. Change Register
| Change | Before | Current | Date changed | Supporting exhibit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income or employment | [___] | [___] | [__/__/____] | [___] |
| Parenting schedule | [___] | [___] | [__/__/____] | [___] |
| Child-care expense | $[___] | $[___] | [__/__/____] | [___] |
| Health insurance | $[___] | $[___] | [__/__/____] | [___] |
| Unreimbursed health needs | $[___] | $[___] | [__/__/____] | [___] |
| Other | [___] | [___] | [__/__/____] | [___] |
5. Current Guideline Calculation
Attach the current New Mexico guideline worksheet required for the case type.
Do not calculate support from percentages or formulas copied into this
template.
| Item | Petitioner | Respondent | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current gross income | $[___] | $[___] | [___] |
| Guideline adjustments | $[___] | $[___] | [___] |
| Child-care cost | $[___] | $[___] | [___] |
| Health-insurance cost for child | $[___] | $[___] | [___] |
| Other guideline item | $[___] | $[___] | [___] |
Existing monthly support: $[________]
Proposed current-guideline amount: $[________]
Difference: $[________] / [________]%
6. Financial-Information Exchange
Section 40-4-11.4(B) requires child-support orders to provide for annual
exchange on written request. The listed information includes prior-year
federal and state tax returns and schedules, W-2s, 1099s, work-related daycare
statements, dependent medical-insurance premiums, and four months of wage and
payroll statements. Wages of a subsequent spouse may be omitted.
| Requested item | Petitioner produced | Respondent produced | Missing / objection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax returns and schedules | ☐ | ☐ | [___] |
| W-2 statements | ☐ | ☐ | [___] |
| Form 1099s | ☐ | ☐ | [___] |
| Work-related daycare statements | ☐ | ☐ | [___] |
| Dependent medical-insurance premiums | ☐ | ☐ | [___] |
| Four months of wage / payroll statements | ☐ | ☐ | [___] |
Redact or protect identifiers only as permitted by the current rules and court
instructions.
7. Requested Order
Ask the court to consider only supported relief:
- ☐ Modify monthly child support to $[________].
- ☐ Modify medical-support or health-coverage terms: [TERMS].
- ☐ Allocate child-care or unreimbursed health expenses: [TERMS].
- ☐ Set an effective date authorized by current law: [DATE AND AUTHORITY].
-
☐ Address income withholding or agency administration using the current
required order and notice. -
☐ Address arrears separately from prospective modification: [TERMS].
- ☐ Other relief: [TERMS AND AUTHORITY].
This worksheet creates no private default, fee-shifting, indemnity,
arbitration, liability cap, or enforcement remedy.
8. Filing and Service Checklist
- ☐ Current statewide and local forms identified
- ☐ Correct court, case number, caption, and filing type confirmed
- ☐ Existing order and any later modifications attached or identified
- ☐ Current guideline worksheet completed
- ☐ Required financial disclosures completed and protected
- ☐ Filing fee or waiver route confirmed
- ☐ Issuance, service, response, and hearing steps confirmed under current rules
- ☐ Proposed order uses the court's current form
- ☐ Child-support enforcement agency notice or participation confirmed
9. Drafting Outline
| Filing section | Facts and requested language | Authority / form |
|---|---|---|
| Existing order and jurisdiction | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Post-order changes | [________________________________] | § 40-4-11.4(A) |
| Guideline comparison | [________________________________] | [CURRENT WORKSHEET] |
| Health-care adjustment | [________________________________] | § 40-4-11.4(C) |
| Requested effective date | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Other relief | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
Official Source
About this template
- Last updated
- August 20, 2026
- Citations checked
- August 20, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- New Mexico
- Category
- Family Law
Legal authority
- NMSA 1978, § 40-4-11.4 (modification and financial-information exchange)
Family law covers the paperwork that shapes divorce, custody, child support, adoption, guardianship, and other family matters. These filings are emotional and high-stakes, and they also have to meet strict procedural rules for service, financial disclosure, and parenting plans. Clean, accurate paperwork keeps the focus on getting a workable outcome for the family instead of getting derailed by technical problems that delay hearings or force amended filings.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on August 20, 2026.
NMSA 1978, § 40-4-11.4(A)-(C) (checked August 20, 2026): "A court may modify a child support obligation upon a showing of material and substantial changes in circumstances subsequent to the adjudication of the pre-existing order. There shall be a presumption of material and substantial changes in circumstances if application of the child support guidelines in Section 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978 would result in a deviation upward or downward of more than twenty percent of the existing child support obligation and the petition for modification is filed more than one year after the filing of the pre-existing order."
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