New Mexico Code — 45
Browse 364 sections in division 45 of the New Mexico code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 45-2A-1. Short title
- § 45-2A-2. Definitions
- § 45-2A-3. Making statutory will
- § 45-2A-4. Incorporation by reference
- § 45-2A-5. Shares under statutory will
- § 45-2A-6. Share of spouse
- § 45-2A-7. Trust for spouse and issue
- § 45-2A-8. Shares of heirs when no surviving spouse
- § 45-2A-9. Trust if child under specified age
- § 45-2A-10. Effect of disability at distribution
- § 45-2A-11. Powers of appointment
- § 45-2A-12. Survival
- § 45-2A-13. Appointment of personal representative and trustee
- § 45-2A-14. Powers
- § 45-2A-15. Bond or surety
- § 45-2A-16. Uniformity of application and construction
- § 45-2A-17. Form of statutory will
- § 45-3-101. Devolution of estate at death; administration on deaths of husband and wife
- § 45-3-102. Necessity of order of probate for will
- § 45-3-103. Necessity of appointment for administration
- § 45-3-104. Claims against decedent; necessity of administration
- § 45-3-105. Proceedings affecting devolution and administration
- § 45-3-106. Proceedings before district court; service; jurisdiction over persons
- § 45-3-107. Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception
- § 45-3-108. Probate, testacy and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit
- § 45-3-109. Statutes of limitation on decedent's claim for relief
- § 45-3-201. Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property
- § 45-3-202. Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state
- § 45-3-203. Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative
- § 45-3-204. Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate
- § 45-3-301. Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents
- § 45-3-302. Informal probate; duty of court; effect of informal probate
- § 45-3-303. Informal probate; proof and findings required
- § 45-3-305. Informal probate; court not satisfied
- § 45-3-306. Informal probate; notice requirements
- § 45-3-307. Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of court; effect of appointment
- § 45-3-308. Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required
- § 45-3-309. Informal appointment proceedings; court not satisfied
- § 45-3-310. Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements
- § 45-3-311. Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases
- § 45-3-401. Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced
- § 45-3-402. Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents
- § 45-3-403. Formal testacy proceeding; notice of hearing on petition
- § 45-3-404. Formal testacy proceedings; written objections to probate
- § 45-3-405. Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof
- § 45-3-406. Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases; testimony of attesting witnesses
- § 45-3-407. Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases
- § 45-3-408. Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction
- § 45-3-409. Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will
- § 45-3-410. Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument
- § 45-3-411. Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy
- § 45-3-412. Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation
- § 45-3-413. Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause
- § 45-3-414. Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative
- § 45-3-501. Supervised administration; nature of proceeding
- § 45-3-502. Supervised administration; petition; order
- § 45-3-503. Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings
- § 45-3-504. Supervised administration; powers of personal representative
- § 45-3-505. Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders
- § 45-3-601. Qualification
- § 45-3-602. Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction
- § 45-3-603. Bond requirements
- § 45-3-604. Bond amount; security; procedure; reduction
- § 45-3-605. Demand for bond by interested person
- § 45-3-606. Terms and conditions of bonds
- § 45-3-607. Order restraining personal representative
- § 45-3-608. Termination of appointment; general
- § 45-3-609. Termination of appointment; death or disability
- § 45-3-610. Termination of appointment; voluntary
- § 45-3-611. Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure
- § 45-3-612. Termination of appointment; change of testacy status
- § 45-3-613. Successor personal representative
- § 45-3-614. Special administrator; appointment
- § 45-3-615. Special administrator; who may be appointed
- § 45-3-616. Special administrator; appointed informally; powers and duties
- § 45-3-617. Special administrator; formal proceedings; powers and duties
- § 45-3-618. Termination of appointment; special administrator
- § 45-3-701. Time of accrual of duties and powers
- § 45-3-702. Priority among different letters
- § 45-3-703. General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue
- § 45-3-704. Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception
- § 45-3-705. Duty of personal representative; notice to heirs and devisees
- § 45-3-706. Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisement
- § 45-3-707. Employment of appraisers
- § 45-3-708. Duty of personal representative; supplementary inventory
- § 45-3-709. Duty of personal representative; possession of estate
- § 45-3-710. Power to avoid transfers
- § 45-3-711. Powers of personal representatives; in general
- § 45-3-712. Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty
- § 45-3-713. Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions
- § 45-3-714. Persons dealing with personal representative; protection
- § 45-3-715. Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions
- § 45-3-716. Powers and duties of successor personal representative
- § 45-3-717. Co-representatives; when joint action required
- § 45-3-718. Powers of surviving personal representative
- § 45-3-719. Compensation for personal representatives
- § 45-3-720. Expenses in estate litigation
- § 45-3-721. Proceedings for review of employment and compensation
- § 45-3-801. Notice to creditors
- § 45-3-802. Statutes of limitations
- § 45-3-803. Limitations on presentation of claims
- § 45-3-804. Manner of presentation of claims
- § 45-3-805. Classification of claims
- § 45-3-806. Allowance of claims
- § 45-3-807. Payment of claims
- § 45-3-808. Individual liability of personal representative
- § 45-3-809. Secured claims
- § 45-3-810. Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims
- § 45-3-811. Counterclaims
- § 45-3-812. Execution and levies prohibited
- § 45-3-813. Compromise of claims
- § 45-3-814. Encumbered assets
- § 45-3-815. Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative
- § 45-3-816. Final distribution to domiciliary representative
- § 45-3-901. Successors' rights if no administration
- § 45-3-902. Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement
- § 45-3-903. Successor's indebtedness offset against interest; defenses
- § 45-3-904. Interest on general pecuniary devise
- § 45-3-905. Penalty clause for contest
- § 45-3-906. Distribution in kind; valuation; method
- § 45-3-907. Distribution in kind; evidence
- § 45-3-908. Distribution; right or title of distributee
- § 45-3-909. Improper distribution; liability of distributee
- § 45-3-910. Purchases from distributees protected
- § 45-3-911. Partition for purpose of distribution
- § 45-3-912. Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative
- § 45-3-913. Distributions to trustee
- § 45-3-914. Disposition of unclaimed assets
- § 45-3-915. Distribution to person under disability
- § 45-3-920. Short title
- § 45-3-921. Definitions
- § 45-3-922. Apportionment by will or other dispositive instrument
- § 45-3-923. Statutory apportionment of estate taxes
- § 45-3-924. Credits and deferrals
- § 45-3-925. Insulated property; advancement of tax
- § 45-3-926. Apportionment and recapture of special elective benefits
- § 45-3-927. Securing payment of estate tax from property in possession of fiduciary
- § 45-3-928. Collection of estate tax by fiduciary
- § 45-3-929. Right of reimbursement
- § 45-3-930. Action to determine or enforce act
- § 45-3-1001. Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of general protection
- § 45-3-1002. Formal proceedings terminating testate administration; order construing will without adjudicating testacy
- § 45-3-1003. Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative
- § 45-3-1004. Liability of distributees to claimants
- § 45-3-1005. Limitations on proceedings against personal representative
- § 45-3-1006. Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees
- § 45-3-1007. Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance
- § 45-3-1008. Subsequent administration
- § 45-3-1101. Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests or interests of third persons
- § 45-3-1102. Procedure for securing court approval of compromise
- § 45-3-1201. Collection of personal property by affidavit
- § 45-3-1202. Effect of affidavit
- § 45-3-1203. Small estates; summary administrative procedure
- § 45-3-1204. Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative
- § 45-3-1205. Transfer of title to homestead to surviving spouse by affidavit
- § 45-3-1206. Effect of affidavit
- § 45-3-1301. Collection of employee's final payment without administration
- § 45-3-1302. Affidavit showing death of employee; payment
- § 45-4-101. Definitions
- § 45-4-201. Payment of debt and delivery of property to domiciliary foreign personal representative without local administration
- § 45-4-202. Payment or delivery discharges
- § 45-4-203. Resident creditor notice
- § 45-4-204. Proof of authority; bond
- § 45-4-205. Powers
- § 45-4-206. Power of representatives in transition
- § 45-4-207. Ancillary and other local administrations; provisions governing
- § 45-4-301. Jurisdiction by act of foreign personal representative
- § 45-4-302. Jurisdiction by act of decedent
- § 45-4-303. Notice to a foreign personal representative
- § 45-4-401. Effect of adjudication
- § 45-5-101. Definitions and use of terms
- § 45-5-102. Jurisdiction of subject matter; consolidation of proceedings
- § 45-5-103. Facility of payment or delivery
- § 45-5-104. Delegation of powers by parent or guardian
- § 45-5-105. Compensation and expenses
- § 45-5-107. Separate accounts and records
- § 45-5-108. Liability of guardian or conservator for act of individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship
- § 45-5-109. Voting rights
- § 45-5-110. Grievance against guardian or conservator
- § 45-5-111. Court visitor pilot program
- § 45-5-201. Appointment and status of guardian of minor; general
- § 45-5-202. Parental appointment of guardian of minor
- § 45-5-203. Objection by minor of fourteen or older to parental appointment
- § 45-5-204. Court appointment of guardian of minor; conditions for appointment
- § 45-5-205. Court appointment of guardian of minor; venue
- § 45-5-206. Court appointment of guardian of minor; qualifications; priority of minor's nominee
- § 45-5-207. Court appointment of guardian of minor; notice; procedure
- § 45-5-208. Consent to service by acceptance of appointment; notice
- § 45-5-209. Powers and duties of guardian of minor
- § 45-5-210. Termination of appointment of guardian; general
- § 45-5-211. Proceedings subsequent to appointment; venue
- § 45-5-212. Resignation, removal and other post-appointment proceedings
- § 45-5-301. Appointment of guardian for incapacitated person; notice
- § 45-5-301.1. When guardianship is to be used
- § 45-5-302. Venue
- § 45-5-303. Procedure for court appointment of a guardian of an incapacitated person
- § 45-5-303.1. Duties of guardian ad litem
- § 45-5-304. Findings; order of appointment
- § 45-5-305. Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction
- § 45-5-306. Death of protected person or guardian; incapacity of guardian
- § 45-5-307. Death, substitution, review and termination of guardianship
- § 45-5-308. Letters of guardianship
- § 45-5-309. Notices in guardianship proceedings
- § 45-5-310. Temporary guardians
- § 45-5-311. Who may be appointed guardian; priorities; qualifications
- § 45-5-312. General powers and duties of the limited guardian and guardian
- § 45-5-313. Proceedings subsequent to appointment; venue
- § 45-5-314. Annual report; audits
- § 45-5-315. Consent to guardianship not permitted
- § 45-5-401. Conservatorship proceedings
- § 45-5-402. Protective proceedings; jurisdiction of affairs of protected persons
- § 45-5-402.1. Permissible court orders
- § 45-5-403. Venue
- § 45-5-404. Original petition for appointment of conservator
- § 45-5-404.1. Duties of guardian ad litem
- § 45-5-405. Notice in conservatorship proceedings
- § 45-5-405.1. Protective arrangements and single transactions authorized
- § 45-5-406. Guardianship and protective proceedings; request for notice; interested person
- § 45-5-407. Procedure for court appointment of a conservator
- § 45-5-408. Temporary conservators
- § 45-5-409. Annual report and account; audits
- § 45-5-410. Who may be appointed conservator; priorities
- § 45-5-411. Bond and terms; requirements of bonds
- § 45-5-413. Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction
- § 45-5-414. Compensation and expenses
- § 45-5-415. Death, substitution, review and termination of conservatorship
- § 45-5-416. Petitions for orders subsequent to appointment
- § 45-5-417. General duty of conservator
- § 45-5-418. Inventory and records
- § 45-5-420. Conservators; title by appointment
- § 45-5-421. Recording of conservator's letters
- § 45-5-421.1. Letters of conservatorship
- § 45-5-422. Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions
- § 45-5-423. Persons dealing with conservators; protection
- § 45-5-424. Powers of conservator in administration
- § 45-5-425. Distributive duties and powers of conservator
- § 45-5-426. Consent to conservatorship; applicable laws
- § 45-5-427. Preservation of estate plan
- § 45-5-428. Claims against protected person; enforcement
- § 45-5-429. Individual liability of conservator
- § 45-5-430. Termination of proceeding
- § 45-5-431. Payment of debt and delivery of property to foreign conservator without local proceedings
- § 45-5-434. Registration of guardianship orders
- § 45-5-435. Registration of protective orders
- § 45-5-436. Effect of registration
- § 45-5A-101. Short title
- § 45-5A-102. Definitions
- § 45-5A-103. International application of the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
- § 45-5A-104. Communication between courts
- § 45-5A-105. Cooperation between courts
- § 45-5A-106. Taking testimony in another state
- § 45-5A-201. Definitions; significant-connection factors
- § 45-5A-202. Exclusive basis
- § 45-5A-203. Jurisdiction
- § 45-5A-204. Special jurisdiction
- § 45-5A-205. Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction
- § 45-5A-206. Appropriate forum
- § 45-5A-207. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct
- § 45-5A-208. Notice of proceeding
- § 45-5A-209. Proceedings in more than one state
- § 45-5A-301. Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state
- § 45-5A-302. Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state
- § 45-5A-401. Registration of guardianship orders
- § 45-5A-402. Registration of protective orders
- § 45-5A-403. Effect of registration
- § 45-5A-501. Relation to Electronic Signatures In Global and National Commerce Act
- § 45-5A-502. Transitional provision
- § 45-5B-101. Short title
- § 45-5B-102. Definitions
- § 45-5B-103. Applicability
- § 45-5B-104. Power of attorney is durable
- § 45-5B-105. Execution of power of attorney
- § 45-5B-106. Validity of power of attorney
- § 45-5B-107. Meaning and effect of power of attorney
- § 45-5B-108. Nomination of conservator or guardian; relation of agent to court-appointed fiduciary
- § 45-5B-109. When power of attorney effective
- § 45-5B-110. Termination of power of attorney or agent's authority
- § 45-5B-111. Co-agents and successor agents
- § 45-5B-112. Reimbursement and compensation of agent
- § 45-5B-113. Agent's acceptance
- § 45-5B-114. Agent's duties
- § 45-5B-115. Exoneration of agent
- § 45-5B-116. Judicial relief
- § 45-5B-117. Agent's liability
- § 45-5B-118. Agent's resignation; notice
- § 45-5B-119. Acceptance of and reliance upon acknowledged power of attorney
- § 45-5B-120. Liability for refusal to accept acknowledged power of attorney
- § 45-5B-121. Principles of law and equity
- § 45-5B-122. Laws applicable to financial institutions and entities
- § 45-5B-123. Remedies under other law
- § 45-5B-201. Authority that requires specific grant; grant of general authority
- § 45-5B-202. Incorporation of authority
- § 45-5B-203. Construction of authority generally
- § 45-5B-204. Real property
- § 45-5B-205. Tangible personal property
- § 45-5B-206. Stocks and bonds
- § 45-5B-207. Commodities and options
- § 45-5B-208. Banks and other financial institutions
- § 45-5B-209. Operation of entity or business
- § 45-5B-210. Insurance and annuities