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2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code
Section 2 Intestate Succession and Wills
Section 7 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION FOR GOVERNING INSTRUMENTS
Section 45-2-701 Scope.

NM Stat § 45-2-701 (2014) What's This?
45-2-701. Scope.
In the absence of a finding of a contrary intention, the rules of construction in Chapter 45, Article 2, Part 7 NMSA 1978 control the construction of a governing instrument. The rules of construction in Chapter 45, Article 2, Part 7 NMSA 1978 apply to a governing instrument of any type, except as the application of a particular section is limited by its terms to a specific type or types of provision or governing instrument.
History: 1953 Comp., 32A-2-701, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, 2-701; repealed and reenacted by Laws 1993, ch. 174, 49.

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