New Mexico § 46-12-109 - Court involvement

Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 46-12-109 — Court involvement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 46-12-109. Court involvement

A. On application of an authorized fiduciary, a person entitled to notice under Subsection

C of Section 1-107 of the Uniform Trust Decanting Act, a beneficiary or, with respect

to a charitable interest, the attorney general or other person that has standing to

enforce the charitable interest, the court, may: (1) provide instructions to the authorized fiduciary regarding whether a proposed

exercise of the decanting power is permitted under the Uniform Trust Decanting Act

and consistent with the fiduciary duties of the authorized fiduciary; (2) appoint a special fiduciary and authorize the special fiduciary to determine whether

the decanting power should be exercised under the Uniform Trust Decanting Act and

to exercise the decanting power; (3) approve an exercise of the decanting power; (4) determine that a proposed or attempted exercise of the decanting power is ineffective

because: (a) after applying Section 1-122 of the Uniform Trust Decanting Act, the proposed

or attempted exercise does not or did not comply with the Uniform Trust Decanting

Act; or (b) the proposed or attempted exercise would be or was an abuse of the fiduciary's

discretion or a breach of fiduciary duty; (5) determine the extent to which Section 1-122 of the Uniform Trust Decanting Act

applies to a prior exercise of the decanting power; (6) provide instructions to the trustee regarding the application of Section 1-122

of the Uniform Trust Decanting Act to a prior exercise of the decanting power; or (7) order other relief to carry out the purposes of the Uniform Trust Decanting Act. B. On application of an authorized fiduciary, the court may approve: (1) an increase in the fiduciary's compensation under Section 1-116 of the Uniform

Trust Decanting Act; or (2) a modification under Section 1-118 of the Uniform Trust Decanting Act of a provision

granting a person the right to remove or replace the fiduciary.

Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 46-12-109 ("Court involvement") 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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