New Mexico § 46-11-306 - Appointment to deceased appointee or permissible appointee's descendant
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§ 46-11-306. Appointment to deceased appointee or permissible appointee's descendant
A. Subject to Sections 45-2-603 and 45-2-707 NMSA 1978 , an appointment to a deceased appointee is ineffective. B. Unless the terms of the instrument creating a power of appointment manifest a contrary
intent, a powerholder of a nongeneral power may exercise the power in favor of, or
create a new power of appointment in, a descendant of a deceased permissible appointee
whether or not the descendant is described by the donor as a permissible appointee.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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