Form 4A-321 NMRA
Form 4A-321. Motion to modify final order.
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF _______________
________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
_______________________________,
Petitioner,
v.
No. __________
_______________________________,
Respondent.
MOTION TO MODIFY FINAL ORDER1
[ ] Petitioner (or) [ ] Respondent states:
1. I am asking the court to modify the following order(s): (check the order(s) that
you are seeking to have modified and complete the additional information required)
Name of Order:
Section/Paragraph/Page # that you
believe should be modified
Date of order
_____ Custody Plan and Order
_______________
__________
_____ Child Support Obligation and
Order
_______________
__________
_____ Spousal Support Provision
_______________
__________
_____ Other: _______________
_______________
_______________
__________
2. The order(s) should be modified because: (describe in detail why the order(s)
should be modified, including what has changed since the order was entered, and how
it should be modified; if you are asking that more than one order be modified, list why
and how each should be modified separately below)
A. _________________________________________
(Name of first order checked in Paragraph 1 above)
i.
What the section/paragraph of the order says:
________________________________________________________________
___________________
________________________________________________________________
___________________
________________________________________________________________
___________________
ii.
What has changed so that the order should be modified:
________________________________________________________________
___________________
________________________________________________________________
___________________
________________________________________________________________
___________________
iii.
What a new order should provide that is different from the current order:
________________________________________________________________
___________________
________________________________________________________________
___________________
________________________________________________________________
___________________
B. _________________________________________
(Name of next order checked in Paragraph 1 above)
i.
What the section/paragraph of the order says:
________________________________________________________________
___________________
________________________________________________________________
___________________
________________________________________________________________
___________________
ii.
What has changed so that the order should be modified:
________________________________________________________________
___________________
________________________________________________________________
___________________
________________________________________________________________
___________________
iii.
What a new order should provide that is different from the current order:
________________________________________________________________
___________________
________________________________________________________________
___________________
________________________________________________________________
___________________
(Use additional pages if necessary. Use the same format as above to tell the court
what order you are talking about, what the order says, what has changed so that the
order should be modified, and what a new order should provide that is different from the
current order.)
3. I have tried to talk to _____________________________ (name of the other
party or the other partyโs attorney if represented). This is what happened: (You MUST
check one of these boxes.)
[ ] The other party AGREES with my motion.
[ ] The other party DOES NOT AGREE with my motion.
[ ] The other party WILL NOT TALK TO ME about my motion.
[ ] I CANNOT TALK TO THE OTHER PARTY because there is a protective order
between us and the other party does not have a lawyer.
[ ] I HAVE NOT TALKED TO THE OTHER PARTY because:
____________________________
________________________________________________________________
__________________
________________________________________________________________
__________________.
4. [ ] Petitioner (or) [ ] Respondent asks the Court to:
_____ Modify the order(s) as described in Paragraph 2 above.
_____ Other _________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
_____ Order such other relief as may be deemed necessary.
5. [ ] YES, I understand that I must bring a copy of the order(s) listed in Paragraph 2
to the hearing.2
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Signature of Petitioner/Respondent pro se
__________________________________
Name (print)
__________________________________
Mailing address (print)
__________________________________
City, state, and zip code (print)
__________________________________
Telephone number