Venue for conservatorship proceedings is:

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 45-5-403

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

A. in the judicial district where the person to be protected resides or is present; or

B. if the person to be protected does not reside in New Mexico, in any judicial district in New Mexico where he has property. If the person to be protected is admitted to an institution pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, venue is also in the judicial district in which that court sits.