The legal and emotional aspects of Divorce create a significant set of crossroads for all who pass through them. Because Divorce results in such substantial changes in so many aspects of life, it is worth the time, attention and effort to really get it right. We at the Shoemaker Law Firm will help you navigate this usually challenging transition with our years of training, experience and dedicated involvement in this area of the law (and human experience). (For further resources, see “Divorce Whisperer.com”)

Your divorce will likely require that you work through a core set of topics, such as child custody and timeshare schedules, asset and debt allocation, and often child and spousal support. In normal times, discussing these topics might be challenging. But in the throes of a divorce (or “crazy times”, as described by some authors), these discussions are peppered with long-developed conflict patterns, imbalanced power dynamics, and emotional needs and expressions, that often complicate our decision-making abilities.

Some cases involve complex assets, including family businesses and significant asset portfolios. Such marital estates require both the ability to understand financial nuances and the creativity to develop settlement packages that will satisfy New Mexico’s laws on community and separate property and meet the divorcing couples’ differing interests.

Other cases present challenges of personality disorders, substance abuse or other addictions, and domestic violence. These frequent elements become a very real part of the mix that must be acknowledged or dealt with in order to pass through the divorce process.

With whatever unique mix of elements that your divorce presents, The Shoemaker Law Firm can advise and guide you through the different choices of divorce processes and as well as the various legal and practical options that are available to you to help you on make this important. The Shoemaker law firm offers the option of assisting you through a Litigated, Collaborative or Mediated divorce.