New Mexico Statutes

N.M. Stat. § 22-7-3 (2026)

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History: 1953 Comp., § 77-4A-6, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 308, § 3; 1985, ch. 169, §
1; 1978 Comp., § 22-7-3, recompiled and amended as § 1-25-2 Laws 2019, ch. 212, §
160.

                                  ANNOTATIONS

Recompilations. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, 160 recompiled and amended former 22-7-3
NMSA 1978 as 1-25-2 NMSA 1978, effective April 3, 2019.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1958–1968 · leading case: Davey v. Davey, 422 P.2d 38 (N.M. 1967).

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Davey v. Davey, 422 P.2d 38 (N.M. 1967). · cites it 3× “Venue is fixed in a proceeding of the kind involved by § 22-7-3, N.M. S.A. 1953, as follows: “Any suit for the dissolution of the bonds of matrimony, division of property, disposition of children, or alimony, as provided for in this chapter [22-7-1 to 22-7-6, 22-7-22], may be…”

Bernstein v. Bernstein, 388 P.2d 187 (N.M. 1964). · cites it 2× “This claim is grounded upon our statute, § 22-7-3, N.M.S.A.1953, which reads as follows: “Any suit for the dissolution of the bonds of matrimony, division of property, disposition of children, or alimony, as provided for in this chapter [22-7-1 to 22-7-6, 22-7-22], may be…”

Zarges v. Zarges, 445 P.2d 97 (N.M. 1968). “Plow does the present case fit into the rules set forth above ? As we view the situation, plaintiff could have sought a division of the property of the parties in the divorce case (§ 22-7-3, N.M.S.A.1953), but not having done so, and the court not having considered the issue of…”

Ortiz v. Gonzales, 329 P.2d 1027 (N.M. 1958). “Greathouse, cited above, the controversy was between the divorced wife and a judgment creditor of the husband who, during the pendency of a proceeding to vacate the divorce decree on the ground that the husband allegedly failed to disclose certain shares of stock allegedly…”

Greathouse v. Greathouse, 322 P.2d 1075 (N.M. 1958). “Sections 22-7-3 and 22-7-6, 1953 Comp., New Mexico Statutes.”

Malcolm v. Malcolm, 408 P.2d 143 (N.M. 1965). “Otherwise, what might appear to be an equitable division of the community property, could be thwarted by one of the parties acting in conjunction with third parties.” The procedure followed by intervenor here was that recognized and approved in the above quotation from…”

Malcom v. Malcom, 408 P.2d 143 (N.M. 1965). “" The procedure followed by intervenor here was that recognized and approved in the above quotation from Greathouse.”

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