New Mexico § 45-3-501 - Supervised administration; nature of proceeding
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 45-3-501 — Supervised administration; nature of proceeding, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-3-501. Supervised administration; nature of proceeding
A. Supervised administration is a single in rem proceeding to secure complete administration
and settlement of a decedent's estate under the continuing authority of the district
court which extends until entry of an order approving distribution of the estate and
discharging the personal representative or other order terminating the proceeding. B. A supervised personal representative is responsible to the district court, as well
as to the interested persons, and is subject to directions concerning the estate made
by the district court on its own motion or on the motion of any interested person. C. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3-501 through 3-505 , or as otherwise
ordered by the district court, a supervised personal representative has the same duties
and powers as a personal representative who is not supervised.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-3-501 ("Supervised administration; nature of proceeding") 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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