New Mexico § 45-7-502 - Definitions

Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 45-7-502 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 45-7-502. Definitions

As used in the Uniform Custodial Trust Act: A. “adult” means an individual who is at least eighteen years of age; B. “beneficiary” means an individual for whom property has been transferred to or

held under a declaration of trust by a custodial trustee for the individual's use

and benefit under the Uniform Custodial Trust Act; C. “conservator” means a person appointed or qualified by a court to manage the estate

of an individual or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same

functions; D. “court” means the district court of this state; E. “custodial trust property” means an interest in property transferred to or held

under a declaration of trust by a custodial trustee under the Uniform Custodial Trust

Act and the income from and proceeds of that interest; F. “custodial trustee” means a person designated as trustee of a custodial trust under

the Uniform Custodial Trust Act or a substitute or successor to the person designated; G. “guardian” means a person appointed or qualified by a court as a guardian of an

individual, including a limited guardian, but not a person who is only a guardian

ad litem; H. “incapacitated” means lacking the ability to manage property and business affairs

effectively by reason of mental illness, mental deficiency, physical illness or disability,

chronic use of drugs, chronic intoxication, confinement, detention by a foreign power,

disappearance, minority or other disabling cause; I. “legal representative” means a personal representative or conservator; J. “member of the beneficiary's family” means a beneficiary's spouse, descendant,

stepchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt, whether

of the whole or half blood or by adoption; K. “person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership,

joint venture, association or any other legal or commercial entity; L. “personal representative” means an executor, administrator or special administrator

of a decedent's estate, a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same

functions or a successor to any of them; M. “state” means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the district

of Columbia or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico; N. “transferor” means a person who creates a custodial trust by transfer or declaration;

and O. “trust company” means a financial institution, corporation or other legal entity

authorized to exercise general trust powers.

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