2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 45: Uniform Probate Code
Article 2: Intestate Succession and Wills, 45-2-101 through 45-2-1116
Section 45-2-104: Requirement of survival by one hundred twenty hours; individual in gestation. (Effective January 1, 2012.)
45-2-104. Requirement that heir survive decedent by one hundred twenty hours.
An individual who fails to survive the decedent by one hundred twenty hours is deemed to have predeceased the decedent for purposes of family allowance, personal property allowance and intestate succession, and the decedent's heirs are determined accordingly. If it is not established by clear and convincing evidence that an individual who would otherwise be an heir survived the decedent by one hundred twenty hours, it is deemed that the individual failed to survive for the required period. This section is not to be applied if its application would result in a taking of intestate estate by the state pursuant to Section 45-2-105 NMSA 1978.
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