New Mexico § 45-3-608 - Termination of appointment; general
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 45-3-608 — Termination of appointment; general, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-3-608. Termination of appointment; general
A. Termination of appointment of a personal representative occurs as indicated in
Sections 3-609 through 3-612. Termination ends the right and power pertaining to the office of personal representative
as conferred by the [Uniform] Probate Code or any will, except that a personal representative,
at any time prior to distribution or until restrained or enjoined by district court
order, may perform acts necessary to protect the estate and may deliver the assets
to a successor representative. B. Termination does not discharge a personal representative from liability for transactions
or omissions occurring before termination, or relieve him of the duty to preserve
assets subject to his control, to account therefor and to deliver the assets. Termination does not affect the jurisdiction of the court over the personal representative,
but terminates his authority to represent the estate in any pending or future proceeding.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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