Family Law

Collins & Collins, P.C. handles a variety of family law and divorce matters. Collins & Collins, P.C. handles both contested and uncontested divorces in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe area including the surrounding counties of Sandoval, Valencia, Cibola, Torrance and Socorro. We handle child custody and time-sharing, division of property and debt, alimony and spousal support, domestic violence and related criminal offenses, restraining orders, guardianships, child support and child support arrears, and other areas as they may arise. Naturally, we handle enforcement actions on all of the above.

• Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• Name Changes
• Restraining Orders
• Enforcement Actions

• Child Abuse
• Domestic Violence
• Elder Abuse
• Sexual Abuse

• Adoptions
• Child Support
• Children's Rights
• Custody
• Foster Care
• Paternity
• State Child Protection
• Visitation

• Civil Unions
• Common Law Marriage
• Domestic Partnerships
• Living Together/Cohabitation
• Marriage
• Power of Attorney
• Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements

• Grandparent Rights
• Termination of Parental Rights

Divorce

Collins & Collins, P.C. handles a variety of family law and divorce matters. Collins & Collins, P.C. handles both contested and uncontested divorces in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe area including the surrounding counties of Sandoval, Valencia, Cibola, Torrance and Socorro. We handle child custody and time-sharing, division of property and debt, alimony and spousal support, domestic violence and related criminal offenses, restraining orders, guardianships, child support and child support arrears, and other areas as they may arise. Naturally, we handle enforcement actions on all of the above.

• Alimony/Palimony/Spousal Support
• Annulment
• Child Support
• Custody/Visitation Rights
• Delinquent Support Payments
• Division of Property
• Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution(ADR)
• Restraining Orders
• Uncontested Divorce

NM, Sep 2004
Bar Number: 20274

New Mexico and United States District Court (District of New Mexico).

New Mexico Bar Association, New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and Albuquerque Bar Association.

I attend continuing legal education seminars on a variety of topics, including all aspects of family law and the many related fields of law including enforcement of judgments and real estate. I have also taught continuing education courses on New Mexico landlord tenant law and federally subsidized housing, including fair housing issues.

In a recent case we represented a parent seeking to enforce a Marital Settlement Agreement entered as part of a very contentious divorce, which required ongoing payment of support for a child with severe physical and mental limitations who was nearing the age of majority. The case involved collaboration between the Guardian Ad Litem appointed to protect the child, the other parent's attorney and a variety of court experts involved in evaluating the best environment long-term environment and guardianship arrangement for the child. The case provided considerable insight into the many facets of the area generally deemed family law and highlighted the needed push for outcomes that can serve a client's needs in both the long and short term.

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New Mexico

Collins & Collins, P.C. represents clients in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, and divorce and family law. I focus on family law and divorce. Alysan Boothe Collins focuses almost exclusively on personal injury and Parrish Collins focuses his practice on criminal defense and personal injury.

Collins & Collins, P.C. was established in 2001 as Parrish Collins, Attorney at Law. In 2003, Alysan Boothe Collins joined Collins & Collins, P.C. after practicing in insurance defense for 10 years. I have been working with Collins & Collins, P.C. as Of Counsel since 2007.

In high school and college, at the University of New Mexico, I worked primarily for my family's construction and real estate development company, doing everything from cleaning up construction sites to managing a commercial office building. While attending the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., I worked for Susan L. Sanders, an attorney specializing in the areas of estate and tax. During the summer breaks from law school, I would return home to Albuquerque, working during the summer of my first year as a law clerk with the firm of Freedman, Boyd, Daniels, Hollander, Goldberg and Cline and the summer of my second year as a law clerk with the Office of the Federal Public Defender. Upon graduating from law school in May of 2004, I returned to New Mexico for good. While studying for the bar exam and thereafter, I performed contract projects for various civil attorneys until I went to work for the City of Albuquerque as the Assistant City Attorney representing Albuquerque Housing Services in December of 2004. I left the City and started a general, civil practice in November of 2006, and joined Collins & Collins, P.C. as Of Counsel in the spring of 2007.

I am a board member of Law Access New Mexico, a non-profit dedicated to providing legal services to low income individuals. I also volunteer in New Mexico's Second Judicial District Volunteer Attorney Pool which offers free advice and forms for individuals wishing to represent themselves. The organization also provides a list of other organizations and resources to assist those representing themselves in legal actions. I also teach Continuing Legal Education Courses on subsidized housing and related issues. Finally, I am a member of the New Mexico Young Lawyers Division and regularly participate in their volunteer projects including Wills for Heroes, Junior Judges, mock interview programs for law student and a variety of other programs.

Kelly Vincioni

(505) 242-5968

Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Collins & Collins, P.C. does not have flat fee services for family law or divorce cases. These cases are too unpredictable for flat fee arrangements. In our estimation, flat fee arrangements in family law and divorce cases can result in the serious neglect of the client's interest due to sometimes inevitable conflicts between the flat fee and the significant level of time typically required on one of these cases.

$175.

We offer free initial consultations for the purposes of determining the rights and obligations of the client and their particular circumstances. The length of the consultation varies according to the circumstances, but generally takes no more than 20 minutes unless the case is particularly complex.

In family law and divorce cases, we require a minimum retainer typically at $2,500. When there is the possibility of prompt resolution, the retainer will be less. Likewise, when the issues are complex or there is a high level of conflict between the parties, the retainer may be significantly higher. We encourage the prompt, fair, and reasonable resolution in order to minimize the financial and emotional toll that these cases can take on our clients. However, we recognize that the other party or attorney may have plans that involve long, expensive, and stressful litigation. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we cannot always avoid this course which dictates higher retainers and overall fees that are based entirely on our hourly rates.