New Mexico § 45-5B-118 - Agent's resignation; notice
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 45-5B-118 — Agent's resignation; notice, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-5B-118. Agent's resignation; notice
Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent's resignation,
an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated: (1) to the conservator or guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and
a co-agent or successor agent; or (2) if there is no person described in Paragraph (1) of this subsection 1 , to: (a) the principal's caregiver; (b) another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in
the principal's welfare; or (c) a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal. 1
So in original.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-5B-118 ("Agent's resignation; notice") 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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