Local Rule LR1-406. Preliminary orders required before issuance of summons.

A. Preliminary orders required. With respect to the types of domestic relations cases set forth below, a party shall submit the following orders to the court for approval and filing before the party requests the issuance of a summons: (1) For contested divorces where parties have a minor child or children, (a) Temporary Domestic Order, (b) Scheduling Order (Contested Divorce, With Minor Children), and (c) Notice of Hearing for Interim Order Dividing Income and Expenses and Order for Production (hearing with domestic relations hearing officer); (2) For contested divorces where parties do not have a minor child or children, (a) Temporary Domestic Order, (b) Scheduling Order (Contested Divorce, No Minor Children), and (c) Notice of Hearing for Interim Order Dividing Income and Expenses and Order for Production (hearing with assigned judge); (3) For contested parentage cases, (a) Temporary Domestic Order, (b) Scheduling Order (Parentage), and (c) Notice of Hearing and Order to Produce Discovery for Child Support Hearing (hearing with domestic relations hearing officer); and (4) For kinship guardianship cases, (a) Order for Mediation, and (b) Ex Parte Order Appointing Temporary Kinship Guardian(s) (if temporary guardianship is requested). B. Availability of forms. Forms of the above orders are available on the First Judicial District Court’s website and at the Self-Help Center in the Steve Herrera Judicial Complex, 225 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe, New Mexico.