2006 New Mexico Statutes - Article 3 — Probate of Wills and Administration, 45-3-101 through 45-3-1302.

Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

• 45-3-101 — Devolution of estate at death; administration on deaths of husband and wife.
• 45-3-102 — Necessity of order of probate for will.
• 45-3-103 — Necessity of appointment for administration.
• 45-3-104 — Claims against decedent; necessity of administration.
• 45-3-105 — Proceedings affecting devolution and administration.
• 45-3-105.1 — Repealed.
• 45-3-106 — Proceedings before district court; service; jurisdiction over persons.
• 45-3-107 — Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception.
• 45-3-108 — Probate, testacy and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit.
• 45-3-109 — Statutes of limitation on decedent's claim for relief.

Part 2. VENUE FOR PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY TO ADMINISTER; DEMAND FOR NOTICE

• 45-3-201 — Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property.
• 45-3-202 — Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state.
• 45-3-203 — Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative.
• 45-3-204 — Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate.

Part 3. INFORMAL PROBATE AND APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS

• 45-3-301 — Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents.
• 45-3-302 — Informal probate; duty of court; effect of informal probate.
• 45-3-303 — Informal probate; proof and findings required.
• 45-3-304 — Reserved.
• 45-3-305 — Informal probate; court not satisfied.
• 45-3-306 — Informal probate; notice requirements.
• 45-3-307 — Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of court; effect of appointment.
• 45-3-308 — Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required.
• 45-3-309 — Informal appointment proceedings; court not satisfied.
• 45-3-310 — Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements.
• 45-3-311 — Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases.

Part 4. FORMAL TESTACY AND APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS

• 45-3-401 — Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced.
• 45-3-402 — Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents.
• 45-3-403 — Formal testacy proceeding; notice of hearing on petition.
• 45-3-404 — Formal testacy proceedings; written objections to probate.
• 45-3-405 — Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof.
• 45-3-406 — Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases; testimony of attesting witnesses.
• 45-3-407 — Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases.
• 45-3-408 — Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction.
• 45-3-409 — Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will.
• 45-3-410 — Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument.
• 45-3-411 — Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy.
• 45-3-412 — Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation.
• 45-3-413 — Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause.
• 45-3-414 — Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative.

Part 5. SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION

• 45-3-501 — Supervised administration; nature of proceeding.
• 45-3-502 — Supervised administration; petition; order.
• 45-3-503 — Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings.
• 45-3-504 — Supervised administration; powers of personal representative.
• 45-3-505 — Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders.

Part 6. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE; APPOINTMENT, CONTROL AND TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY

• 45-3-601 — Qualification.
• 45-3-602 — Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction.
• 45-3-603 — Bond requirements.
• 45-3-604 — Bond amount; security; procedure; reduction.
• 45-3-605 — Demand for bond by interested person.
• 45-3-606 — Terms and conditions of bonds.
• 45-3-607 — Order restraining personal representative.
• 45-3-608 — Termination of appointment; general.
• 45-3-609 — Termination of appointment; death or disability.
• 45-3-610 — Termination of appointment; voluntary.
• 45-3-611 — Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure.
• 45-3-612 — Termination of appointment; change of testacy status.
• 45-3-613 — Successor personal representative.
• 45-3-614 — Special administrator; appointment.
• 45-3-615 — Special administrator; who may be appointed.
• 45-3-616 — Special administrator; appointed informally; powers and duties.
• 45-3-617 — Special administrator; formal proceedings; powers and duties.
• 45-3-618 — Termination of appointment; special administrator.

Part 7. DUTIES AND POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES

• 45-3-701 — Time of accrual of duties and powers.
• 45-3-702 — Priority among different letters.
• 45-3-703 — General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue.
• 45-3-704 — Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception.
• 45-3-705 — Duty of personal representative; notice to heirs and devisees.
• 45-3-706 — Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisement.
• 45-3-707 — Employment of appraisers.
• 45-3-708 — Duty of personal representative; supplementary inventory.
• 45-3-709 — Duty of personal representative; possession of estate.
• 45-3-710 — Power to avoid transfers.
• 45-3-711 — Powers of personal representatives; in general.
• 45-3-712 — Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty.
• 45-3-713 — Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions.
• 45-3-714 — Persons dealing with personal representative; protection.
• 45-3-715 — Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions.
• 45-3-716 — Powers and duties of successor personal representative.
• 45-3-717 — Co-representatives; when joint action required.
• 45-3-718 — Powers of surviving personal representative.
• 45-3-719 — Compensation for personal representatives.
• 45-3-720 — Expenses in estate litigation.
• 45-3-721 — Proceedings for review of employment and compensation.

Part 8. CREDITORS' CLAIMS

• 45-3-801 — Notice to creditors.
• 45-3-802 — Statutes of limitations.
• 45-3-803 — Limitations on presentation of claims.
• 45-3-804 — Manner of presentation of claims.
• 45-3-805 — Classification of claims.
• 45-3-806 — Allowance of claims.
• 45-3-807 — Payment of claims.
• 45-3-808 — Individual liability of personal representative.
• 45-3-809 — Secured claims.
• 45-3-810 — Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims.
• 45-3-811 — Counterclaims.
• 45-3-812 — Execution and levies prohibited.
• 45-3-813 — Compromise of claims.
• 45-3-814 — Encumbered assets.
• 45-3-815 — Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative.
• 45-3-816 — Final distribution to domiciliary representative.

Part 9. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION

• 45-3-901 — Successors' rights if no administration.
• 45-3-902 — Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement.
• 45-3-903 — Successor's indebtedness offset against interest; defenses.
• 45-3-904 — Interest on general pecuniary devise.
• 45-3-905 — Reserved.
• 45-3-906 — Distribution in kind; valuation; method.
• 45-3-907 — Distribution in kind; evidence.
• 45-3-908 — Distribution; right or title of distributee.
• 45-3-909 — Improper distribution; liability of distributee.
• 45-3-910 — Purchases from distributees protected.
• 45-3-911 — Partition for purpose of distribution.
• 45-3-912 — Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative.
• 45-3-913 — Distributions to trustee.
• 45-3-914 — Disposition of unclaimed assets.
• 45-3-915 — Distribution to person under disability.
• 45-3-916 — Repeal.

Part 10. CLOSING ESTATES

• 45-3-1001 — Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of general protection.
• 45-3-1002 — Formal proceedings terminating testate administration; order construing will without adjudicating testacy.
• 45-3-1003 — Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative.
• 45-3-1004 — Liability of distributees to claimants.
• 45-3-1005 — Limitations on proceedings against personal representative.
• 45-3-1006 — Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.
• 45-3-1007 — Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance.
• 45-3-1008 — Subsequent administration.

Part 11. COMPROMISE OF CONTROVERSIES

• 45-3-1101 — Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests or interests of third persons.
• 45-3-1102 — Procedure for securing court approval of compromise.

Part 12. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY  BY AFFIDAVIT AND SUMMARY  ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURE  FOR SMALL ESTATES

• 45-3-1201 — Collection of personal property by affidavit.
• 45-3-1202 — Effect of affidavit.
• 45-3-1203 — Small estates; summary administrative procedure.
• 45-3-1204 — Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative.
• 45-3-1205 — Small estates; transfer of title to homestead to surviving spouse by affidavit.
• 45-3-1206 — Effect of affidavit.

Part 13. PAYMENT OF EARNINGS, ETC., TO SURVIVING SPOUSE

• 45-3-1301 — Collection of employee's final payment without administration.
• 45-3-1302 — Affidavit showing death of employee; payment.