New Mexico § 46-11-204 - Exception to presumption of unlimited authority
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 46-11-204 — Exception to presumption of unlimited authority, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46-11-204. Exception to presumption of unlimited authority
Unless the terms of the instrument creating a power of appointment manifest a contrary
intent, the power is nongeneral if: A. the power is exercisable only at the powerholder's death; and B. the permissible appointees of the power are a defined and limited class that does
not include the powerholder's estate, the powerholder's creditors or the creditors
of the powerholder's estate.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46-11-204 ("Exception to presumption of unlimited authority") 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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