Increasingly when couples come to me today seeking to mediate their New Mexico divorce, it quickly becomes apparent that they need to consider bankruptcy. Although an attorney, I do not do bankruptcies, so I generally insist that they take a time out from the process (a few days or weeks) to confer with or consider conferring with a bankruptcy attorney. In New Mexico, the State Bar generally conducts a Consumer Debt/Bankruptcy Workshop every 4th Wednesday of each month, at 6:00 p.m., at the State Bar offices at 5121 Masthead NE, Albuquerque. (To sign up, call 505.797.6094.)
Here's is a very brief and superficial overview of bankruptcy, and bankruptcy issues arising in divorce.
