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New Mexico divorce records

Who holds it: District court where the order was filed1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Fees
  2. Who may order and what is restricted
  3. More details
  4. Related records in New Mexico
  5. Divorce records in New Mexico counties with a full guide
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Fees

Filing fee
Where a district has a domestic relations mediation program: $30 surcharge on new and reopened domestic relations cases, on top of the docket fee (which is then $107 under 34-6-40(B))2

Who may order and what is restricted

What is public
Filed court records are presumed public unless sealed3

More details

Which court
District court grants dissolution of marriage2
Courts: court system
State judiciary: Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, district courts in 13 judicial districts, magistrate courts, the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, 33 county probate courts and municipal courts4
Courts: statewide case search
caselookup.nmcourts.gov/caselookup New Mexico Courts Case Lookup4
Courts: fees
District court civil docket fee $117 for original, reopened, appealed or transferred causes; $107 instead in matters where the Section 40-12-6 domestic relations mediation surcharge is collected5
Marriage records: who holds it
County Clerk of the county that issued the license1

Divorce records in New Mexico counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Bernalillo CountySecond Judicial District Court – Domestic Relations Clerk's Office6—$0.35 per page; certified $0.35 per page + $1.50 per document6
Doña Ana CountyThird Judicial District Court7——
San Juan CountyEleventh Judicial District Court8——
Sandoval CountySandoval County District Court9—Where a district has a domestic relations mediation program: $30 surcharge on new and reopened domestic relations cases, on top of the docket fee (which is then $107 under 34-6-40(B))10
Santa Fe CountyFirst Judicial District Court, Santa Fe County District Courthouse11——

For any other county, see the county list on the New Mexico guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any New Mexico office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: divorce records in every state. Everything else in New Mexico: New Mexico public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Vital RecordsNM Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  2. NMSA 1978 Chapter 40 Domestic AffairsNM Compilation Commission (NMOneSource)checked November 4, 2026
  3. Rule 1-079 NMRA, Public inspection and sealing of court recordsNew Mexico Supreme Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  4. New Mexico Courts Public Records pageNew Mexico Courtschecked November 4, 2026
  5. NMSA 1978 Chapter 34 Court Structure and AdministrationNM Compilation Commission (NMOneSource)checked November 4, 2026
  6. Domestic Relations Case Records Request Online FormSecond Judicial District Court (New Mexico Courts)archived copychecked November 4, 2026
  7. Public Records - Third Judicial DistrictNew Mexico Courts, Third Judicial Districtchecked November 4, 2026
  8. New Mexico Courts, Courts by CountyNew Mexico Courtschecked November 7, 2026
  9. Location, Hours & Contacts - Thirteenth Judicial DistrictNew Mexico Courts, Thirteenth Judicial Districtchecked November 7, 2026
  10. NMSA 1978 Chapter 40 Domestic AffairsNM Compilation Commission (NMOneSource)checked November 4, 2026
  11. Location, Hours & Contacts - First Judicial DistrictNew Mexico Judicial Branchchecked November 5, 2026