New Mexico § 45-3-612 - Termination of appointment; change of testacy status
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 45-3-612 — Termination of appointment; change of testacy status, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-3-612. Termination of appointment; change of testacy status
Except as otherwise ordered in formal proceedings, if a personal representative is
appointed and then, at a later time, the will under which he is acting is invalidated
or if a will is later proved, changing an assumption of intestacy under which the
personal representative is acting, his office is not automatically terminated although
his powers may be reduced as provided in Section 3-401. The personal representative's office terminates only on appointment of a new personal
representative. If no new personal representative is sought, the existing personal representative
can continue to act under the new testacy status.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-3-612 ("Termination of appointment; change of testacy status") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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