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2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 34: Court Structure and Administration
Article 7: Probate Courts, 34-7-1 through 34-7-25
Section 34-7-9: Probate judge interested or disqualified; transfer to district court.

Universal Citation:
NM Stat § 34-7-9 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis)
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34-7-9. [Probate judge interested or disqualified; transfer to district court.]

Whenever the probate judge shall, for any reason, be interested or disqualified from acting in any proceeding coming within the jurisdiction of the probate court, he shall upon his own motion or that of any interested party, forthwith enter an order transferring such proceeding to the district court having jurisdiction in that county and directing the probate clerk to deposit forthwith within the office of the clerk of said district court a certified copy of said order together with all original papers and records or certified copies of all original papers and records in the probate court relating to said proceeding.

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