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New Mexico Legal Requirements for Divorce
Explanation of Chart and More Information on Requirements for Divorce
| Code Section | 40-4-1, et seq. |
| Residency Requirements | New Mexico domicile required plus 6 months residency of either party. |
| Waiting Period | No special provision. |
| 'No Fault' Grounds for Divorce | Separation (permanent); incompatibility. |
| Defenses to a Divorce Filing | - |
| Other Grounds for Divorce | Adultery; cruelty or violence; desertion/abandonment; incompatibility. |
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