New Mexico § 46-11-205 - Rules of classification
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 46-11-205 — Rules of classification, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46-11-205. Rules of classification
A. As used in this section, “ adverse party ” means a person with a substantial beneficial interest in property that would be
affected adversely by a powerholder's exercise or nonexercise of a power of appointment
in favor of the powerholder, the powerholder's estate, a creditor of the powerholder
or a creditor of the powerholder's estate. B. If a powerholder may exercise a power of appointment only with the consent or joinder
of an adverse party, the power is nongeneral. C. If the permissible appointees of a power of appointment are not defined and limited,
the power is exclusionary.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46-11-205 ("Rules of classification") 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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