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New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978

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Probate of Wills and Administration

State of New Mexico

45-3-101Devolution of estate at death; administration on deaths of husband and wife 45-3-102Necessity of order of probate for will 45-3-103Necessity of appointment for administration 45-3-104Claims against decedent; necessity of administration 45-3-105Proceedings affecting devolution and administration 45-3-105.1RepealedRepealed 45-3-106Proceedings before district court; service; jurisdiction over persons 45-3-107Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception 45-3-108Probate, testacy and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit 45-3-109Statutes of limitation on decedent's claim for relief 45-3-201Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property 45-3-202Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state 45-3-203Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative 45-3-204Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate 45-3-301Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents 45-3-302Informal probate; duty of court; effect of informal probate 45-3-303Informal probate; proof and findings required 45-3-304Reserved 45-3-305Informal probate; court not satisfied 45-3-306Informal probate; notice requirements 45-3-307Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of court; effect of appointment 45-3-308Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required 45-3-309Informal appointment proceedings; court not satisfied 45-3-310Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements 45-3-311Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases 45-3-401Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced 45-3-402Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents 45-3-403Formal testacy proceeding; notice of hearing on petition 45-3-404Formal testacy proceedings; written objections to probate 45-3-405Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof 45-3-406Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases; testimony of attesting witnesses 45-3-407Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases 45-3-408Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction 45-3-409Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will 45-3-410Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument 45-3-411Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy 45-3-412Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation 45-3-413Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause 45-3-414Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative 45-3-501Supervised administration; nature of proceeding 45-3-502Supervised administration; petition; order 45-3-503Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings 45-3-504Supervised administration; powers of personal representative 45-3-505Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders 45-3-601Qualification 45-3-602Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction 45-3-603Bond requirements 45-3-604Bond amount; security; procedure; reduction 45-3-605Demand for bond by interested person 45-3-606Terms and conditions of bonds 45-3-607Order restraining personal representative 45-3-608Termination of appointment; general 45-3-609Termination of appointment; death or disability 45-3-610Termination of appointment; voluntary 45-3-611Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure 45-3-612Termination of appointment; change of testacy status 45-3-613Successor personal representative 45-3-614Special administrator; appointment 45-3-615Special administrator; who may be appointed 45-3-616Special administrator; appointed informally; powers and duties 45-3-617Special administrator; formal proceedings; powers and duties 45-3-618Termination of appointment; special administrator 45-3-701Time of accrual of duties and powers 45-3-702Priority among different letters 45-3-703General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue 45-3-704Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception 45-3-705Duty of personal representative; notice to heirs and devisees 45-3-706Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisement 45-3-707Employment of appraisers 45-3-708Duty of personal representative; supplementary inventory 45-3-709Duty of personal representative; possession of estate 45-3-710Power to avoid transfers 45-3-711Powers of personal representatives; in general 45-3-712Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty 45-3-713Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions 45-3-714Persons dealing with personal representative; protection 45-3-715Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions 45-3-716Powers and duties of successor personal representative 45-3-717Co-representatives; when joint action required 45-3-718Powers of surviving personal representative 45-3-719Compensation for personal representatives 45-3-720Expenses in estate litigation 45-3-721Proceedings for review of employment and compensation 45-3-801Notice to creditors 45-3-802Statutes of limitations 45-3-803Limitations on presentation of claims 45-3-804Manner of presentation of claims 45-3-805Classification of claims 45-3-806Allowance of claims 45-3-807Payment of claims 45-3-808Individual liability of personal representative 45-3-809Secured claims 45-3-810Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims 45-3-811Counterclaims 45-3-812Execution and levies prohibited 45-3-813Compromise of claims 45-3-814Encumbered assets 45-3-815Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative 45-3-816Final distribution to domiciliary representative 45-3-901Successors' rights if no administration 45-3-902Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement 45-3-903Successor's indebtedness offset against interest; defenses 45-3-904Interest on general pecuniary devise 45-3-905Penalty clause for contest 45-3-906Distribution in kind; valuation; method 45-3-907Distribution in kind; evidence 45-3-908Distribution; right or title of distributee 45-3-909Improper distribution; liability of distributee 45-3-910Purchases from distributees protected 45-3-911Partition for purpose of distribution 45-3-912Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative 45-3-913Distributions to trustee 45-3-914Disposition of unclaimed assets 45-3-915Distribution to person under disability 45-3-916RepealedRepealed 45-3-920Short title 45-3-921Definitions 45-3-922Apportionment by will or other dispositive instrument 45-3-923Statutory apportionment of estate taxes 45-3-924Credits and deferrals 45-3-925Insulated property; advancement of tax 45-3-926Apportionment and recapture of special elective benefits 45-3-927Securing payment of estate tax from property in possession of fiduciary 45-3-928Collection of estate tax by fiduciary 45-3-929Right of reimbursement 45-3-930Action to determine or enforce act 45-3-1001Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of general protection 45-3-1002Formal proceedings terminating testate administration; order construing will without adjudicating testacy 45-3-1003Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative 45-3-1004Liability of distributees to claimants 45-3-1005Limitations on proceedings against personal representative 45-3-1006Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees 45-3-1007Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance 45-3-1008Subsequent administration 45-3-1101Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests or interests of third persons 45-3-1102Procedure for securing court approval of compromise 45-3-1201Collection of personal property by affidavit 45-3-1202Effect of affidavit 45-3-1203Small estates; summary administrative procedure 45-3-1204Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative 45-3-1205Transfer of title to homestead to surviving spouse by affidavit 45-3-1206Effect of affidavit 45-3-1301Collection of employee's final payment without administration 45-3-1302Affidavit showing death of employee; payment