Supervised visitation across Sandoval County

Sandoval County is one of New Mexico's fastest-growing counties, anchored by Rio Rancho — the state's third-largest city — and stretching from the Rio Grande valley communities of Corrales and the Town of Bernalillo up the US 550 corridor toward Cuba and the Jemez Mountains.

TruVisit New Mexico supervisors meet Sandoval County families at locations close to where the child lives. We don't charge mileage and we don't make families drive across the county to a fixed office.

The Thirteenth Judicial District Court

Sandoval County family law cases — including supervised visitation orders — are heard by the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, which serves Sandoval, Valencia, and Cibola counties. Because the Albuquerque metro spills across county lines, some families in Rio Rancho or Corrales have cases filed in the Second Judicial District Court in Bernalillo County instead — we work with orders from both.

Our session reports are formatted in the objective, non-editorial, timestamped style these courts expect. They're designed to be filed directly with the court, delivered to your attorney, or shared with a court-appointed guardian ad litem.

Sandoval County communities we serve

  • Rio Rancho — City Center, Enchanted Hills, Cabezon, Loma Colorado, and every neighborhood in between
  • Town of Bernalillo — the county seat, along the Rio Grande
  • Corrales — the village along the bosque
  • Placitas — east of I-25 in the Sandia foothills
  • Jemez Springs, San Ysidro, and the Jemez Valley
  • Cuba and the northern US 550 corridor

How a Sandoval County custody case typically moves

  1. Petition filed with the district court clerk — a petition for dissolution of marriage, or a petition to establish parentage and custody for unmarried parents.
  2. Response — the other parent answers within the deadline set by New Mexico court rules.
  3. Interim / temporary orders — temporary custody, timesharing, and child support while the case is pending. Supervised visitation can be ordered here.
  4. Mediation — contested custody disputes are commonly referred to mediation before trial.
  5. Hearing or trial — unresolved issues are decided by a district court judge.
  6. Final decree and parenting plan — when joint custody is awarded, New Mexico law (NMSA 1978, Section 40-4-9.1) requires a parenting plan that divides the child's time into periods of responsibility for each parent.

Where supervised visitation enters the process

  • In interim or temporary orders — supervised timesharing while the case is pending
  • In the final decree / parenting plan — longer-term supervised visitation as a condition of a parent's periods of responsibility
  • By motion to modify — changing an existing parenting plan to add or remove supervision
  • By emergency motion or order of protection — when an immediate safety concern arises

For procedural detail, see our how to request supervised visitation in New Mexico guide.

Metro-area cases often cross county lines It's common for one parent to live in Rio Rancho and the other in Albuquerque or Los Lunas. Because we serve the entire metro under one flat rate, the visit location can be chosen for the child's convenience — not the provider's.

Pricing for Sandoval County families

Same flat rate across the entire county: $150 one-time intake, $65/hour for supervised sessions or monitored exchange. Two-hour minimum. No mileage. No monthly case management fee. Reports delivered within 24 hours.

How to start a Sandoval County case

  1. Submit our online inquiry form.
  2. Intake call (20–30 min) — court order review, $150 intake fee, supervisor assignment.
  3. First session coordinated with both parties at a Sandoval County location of mutual convenience.
  4. Visit happens; report delivered within 24 hours.