N.M. Stat. Ann. § 46-11-309
To the extent a powerholder of a general power of appointment, other than a power to withdraw property from, revoke or amend a trust, makes an ineffective appointment:
A. the gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the ineffectively appointed property; or
B. if there is no gift-in-default clause or to the extent the clause is ineffective, the ineffectively appointed property:
(1) passes to:
History: Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 309.
Effective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 727B made Laws 2016, ch. 69, §§ 101 through 603 and 724 effective January 1, 2017.