Household-member and assault charges
New Mexico prosecutes many of these cases under the Crimes Against Household Members Act — battery, aggravated battery, and related assault charges when the alleged victim is a spouse, former spouse, dating partner, co-parent, or other household member as the statute defines it. Related assault and battery charges outside that Act are still criminal cases with real consequences.
These cases often move on two tracks at once: the criminal case and a protection or no-contact order. Violating that order is a separate charge. Bond conditions can keep you out of your own home. Do not contact the other person to 'work it out' if the court has told you not to.
What these cases often involve
- Battery or assault against a household member
- Aggravated charges, alleged strangulation, or a weapon
- No-contact orders, bond conditions, and related hearings
- When the facts support it, related civil or family-court overlap
What to do now
Do not discuss the incident with the other party, on social media, or with anyone except your lawyer. Keep every piece of paper from Metro, district court, and any protection-order hearing. Call us before a first appearance if you can — early conditions are hard to undo later.