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New Mexico court costs guide

Filing for divorce in New Mexico costs $137 in court filing fees. This guide covers the verified filing fees for divorce, name change, general civil cases, and probate in New Mexico — every figure from the official schedule or statute named at the foot of the page.

New Mexico at a glanceFigure
CourtDistrict Court
Divorce filing fee$137 for a Domestic Relations case (Third Judicial District schedule, under NMSA §34-6-40).
Name change filing fee$132 — there is no separate name-change line; a name change is priced at the standard civil/children's case fee of $132.
Name-change publicationNot required — Not required — the old §40-8-2 publication rule was repealed by 2023 HB 31, which also amended §40-8-1. Older court packets quoting §40-8-2 are outdated.
General civil filing fee$132 standard civil case fee.
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Divorce filing fees

$137 for a Domestic Relations case (Third Judicial District schedule, under NMSA §34-6-40).

See the national picture — including the states where the fee is set county by county — in our divorce filing cost guide.

Name change: fee and publication

$132 — there is no separate name-change line; a name change is priced at the standard civil/children's case fee of $132.

Publication: Not required — the old §40-8-2 publication rule was repealed by 2023 HB 31, which also amended §40-8-1. Older court packets quoting §40-8-2 are outdated.

Publication is the step readers most often get wrong, because the rule changed recently in several states. The full state-by-state picture is in our name change cost guide.

General civil filing fees

$132 standard civil case fee.

Probate court costs

No probate filing figure for New Mexico appears on the official schedules we read — in many states probate fees are set at county level (a register of wills or probate court fee schedule) rather than statewide. Confirm the current fee with the probate court where the estate will be filed. Our probate cost guide explains the cost layers every estate pays.

How filing works in New Mexico

  1. Prepare the petition or complaint for the District Court — most New Mexico courts publish the forms on their self-help pages.
  2. File with the clerk and pay the filing fee above. Keep the stamped copy; it is your proof of filing.
  3. Arrange service of process on the other party where the case requires it (divorce and general civil cases do; a name change usually does not).
  4. Complete any publication the rules require — for a New Mexico name change: not required.
  5. Attend the hearing or, in uncontested matters, submit the proposed decree for the judge's signature.

Worked total: what a divorce filing costs

ItemCost
Filing fee$137
Service of process (typical private process server)$50–$100
Estimated total to file$187–$237

Filing fee plus service for one respondent, before any mediation, parenting-class, or copy charges described in the guides. Run your own combination in the cost calculator.

Sources: Third Judicial District — Fees · 2023 HB 31 — New Mexico Legislature. Researched October 2026 — confirm current figures with the court clerk.

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