News & Events
- On Feb 25, 2019, Mary Ann R. Burmester was appointed to the Board of Directors of the New Mexico Collaborative Practice Group (NMCPG). NMCPG is the governing body of the Albuquerque area attorneys, financial experts and mental health professionals who are qualified to do collaborative divorces. For more information, see www.nmcollaborativedivorce.org.
- How time flies! March 2019 marks the 5th anniversary of NM Divorce & Custody Law, LLC. We’ve represented some amazing clients over the years and look forward to many more great experiences. Mary Ann R. Burmester has been practicing law for more than 30 years and Tamara L. Hoffstatter for 20 years. Helping families solve problems and start a new chapter in life never gets old. Based in Albuquerque, we practice statewide. We also have an office to make it more convenient to serve the Northern New Mexico area. We can schedule an initial consultation within days, so we’re never too busy to assist new clients – in person, by phone or by Skype. If you know someone we can help, please refer them to us.
- On May 2 – 3, 2019, Mary Ann R. Burmester will attend the annual Family Law Retreat in Pagosa Springs, CO, and present on Ethical & Evidentiary Considerations of Audio & Video-Taping. This is 23nd consecutive year she has participated in this exclusive conference for women family law attorneys.
- As President of the Mountain States Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), Mary Ann R. Burmester will chair the annual meeting in Jackson Hole, WY the weekend of June 13 – 16, 2019. The Chapter consists of AAML Fellows from New Mexico, Utah, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. She’s very pleased that AAML National President, Peter Walzer, will attend the conference and provide the continuing legal education ethics presentation. For more information about AAML, see www.aaml.org.
- The family court holds “Resolution Days” on one Wednesday every month. Mary Ann R. Burmester and Tamara L. Hoffstatter both volunteer to serve as mediators to help couples negotiate a settlement of their outstanding disputes. The judges refer families with pending motions to the program. If you wish to participate, contact your judge’s secretary.
- The family court in Albuquerque is holding its annual Peter H. Johnstone Day on Friday, April 12, 2019, to help couples who don’t have lawyers resolve their pending divorce, custody and child support cases with the assistance of volunteer attorneys to serve as mediators. You need to be referred to the program by the judge presiding over your case. There is no fee for the mediation. Tamara L. Hoffstatter will be volunteering this year.
