← Help in Grant County

Needs a lawyer for divorce, custody, child support or a protection order

Use when someone needs help with divorce, custody, visitation, child support, guardianship, or a protection order.

In danger right now: call 911. Crisis or thoughts of suicide: call or text 988. Not sure where to start? Call the Silver City Gospel Mission: 575-388-5071. Police, fire or sheriff, not an emergency: 575-388-8840 (Central Dispatch). Print our list of phone numbers →
These are the same steps our staff use when they help someone. "They" means the person who needs help: you, or someone you are helping. Go in order, and call ahead when you can.

1Free legal help

New Mexico Legal Aid
Free civil legal aid (local office)
575-388-0091
2005 Hwy 180 W, Suite 500, Silver City
New Mexico Legal Aid
Free statewide legal teleclinics (lawyer consultation by phone)
877-266-9861
· Monthly; apply from the 15th to the end of the month before (Nov 19, 2026, 1-4pm; apply Oct 15-31)

2Court papers and forms

Sixth Judicial District Court - Grant County Clerk
District court clerk (felony, divorce, custody, protection orders, name changes)
575-538-3250 ext. 2
Silver City (address shared by phone) · Clerk Mon-Fri 8am-4pm (open over lunch); court 8am-5pm
Western New Mexico University - Early Childhood Programs
Parenting Apart class (required for divorcing parents)
575-538-6805
513 W. 12th St. (Portable), Silver City

3Protection from abuse

Grant County District Court (Sixth Judicial District) - Clerk's Office
Domestic violence orders of protection (restraining orders)
575-538-3250
Silver City (address shared by phone) · Clerk Mon-Fri 8am-4pm (open over lunch)
New Mexico Legal Aid
Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Legal Helpline
1-877-974-3400
· M-F 9am-5pm
Use the guide "A woman (maybe with children) has no safe place or is leaving an abuser".

4Child support

NM Health Care Authority - Child Support Services Division
Child support (in-state line)
800-283-4465
3088 32nd St Bypass, Suite B, Silver City · Silver City office Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm (closed state holidays); phone payment answers 24/7
NM Health Care Authority - Child Support Services Division
Child support modification review (lower an order after income loss or jail)
800-283-4465

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Questions, or want someone to walk through this with you? The Silver City Gospel Mission, 111 S. Texas St., Silver City, 575-388-5071, weekdays 9:00am-1:45pm. Everyone is welcome.