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2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code
Article 3 - Probate of Wills and Administration
- Section 45-3-101 - Devolution of estate at death; administration on deaths of husband and wife.
- Section 45-3-102 - Necessity of order of probate for will.
- Section 45-3-103 - Necessity of appointment for administration.
- Section 45-3-104 - Claims against decedent; necessity of administration.
- Section 45-3-105 - Proceedings affecting devolution and administration.
- Section 45-3-105.1 - Repealed.
- Section 45-3-106 - Proceedings before district court; service; jurisdiction over persons.
- Section 45-3-107 - Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception.
- Section 45-3-108 - Probate, testacy and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit.
- Section 45-3-109 - Statutes of limitation on decedent's claim for relief.
- Section 45-3-201 - Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property.
- Section 45-3-202 - Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state.
- Section 45-3-203 - Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative.
- Section 45-3-204 - Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate.
- Section 45-3-301 - Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents.
- Section 45-3-302 - Informal probate; duty of court; effect of informal probate.
- Section 45-3-303 - Informal probate; proof and findings required.
- Section 45-3-304 - Reserved.
- Section 45-3-305 - Informal probate; court not satisfied.
- Section 45-3-306 - Informal probate; notice requirements.
- Section 45-3-307 - Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of court; effect of appointment.
- Section 45-3-308 - Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required.
- Section 45-3-309 - Informal appointment proceedings; court not satisfied.
- Section 45-3-310 - Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements.
- Section 45-3-311 - Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases.
- Section 45-3-401 - Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced.
- Section 45-3-402 - Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents.
- Section 45-3-403 - Formal testacy proceeding; notice of hearing on petition.
- Section 45-3-404 - Formal testacy proceedings; written objections to probate.
- Section 45-3-405 - Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof.
- Section 45-3-406 - Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases; testimony of attesting witnesses.
- Section 45-3-407 - Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases.
- Section 45-3-408 - Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction.
- Section 45-3-409 - Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will.
- Section 45-3-410 - Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument.
- Section 45-3-411 - Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy.
- Section 45-3-412 - Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation.
- Section 45-3-413 - Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause.
- Section 45-3-414 - Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative.
- Section 45-3-501 - Supervised administration; nature of proceeding.
- Section 45-3-502 - Supervised administration; petition; order.
- Section 45-3-503 - Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings.
- Section 45-3-504 - Supervised administration; powers of personal representative.
- Section 45-3-505 - Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders.
- Section 45-3-601 - Qualification.
- Section 45-3-602 - Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction.
- Section 45-3-603 - Bond requirements.
- Section 45-3-604 - Bond amount; security; procedure; reduction.
- Section 45-3-605 - Demand for bond by interested person.
- Section 45-3-606 - Terms and conditions of bonds.
- Section 45-3-607 - Order restraining personal representative.
- Section 45-3-608 - Termination of appointment; general.
- Section 45-3-609 - Termination of appointment; death or disability.
- Section 45-3-610 - Termination of appointment; voluntary.
- Section 45-3-611 - Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure.
- Section 45-3-612 - Termination of appointment; change of testacy status.
- Section 45-3-613 - Successor personal representative.
- Section 45-3-614 - Special administrator; appointment.
- Section 45-3-615 - Special administrator; who may be appointed.
- Section 45-3-616 - Special administrator; appointed informally; powers and duties.
- Section 45-3-617 - Special administrator; formal proceedings; powers and duties.
- Section 45-3-618 - Termination of appointment; special administrator.
- Section 45-3-701 - Time of accrual of duties and powers.
- Section 45-3-702 - Priority among different letters.
- Section 45-3-703 - General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue.
- Section 45-3-704 - Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception.
- Section 45-3-705 - Duty of personal representative; notice to heirs and devisees.
- Section 45-3-706 - Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisement.
- Section 45-3-707 - Employment of appraisers.
- Section 45-3-708 - Duty of personal representative; supplementary inventory.
- Section 45-3-709 - Duty of personal representative; possession of estate.
- Section 45-3-710 - Power to avoid transfers.
- Section 45-3-711 - Powers of personal representatives; in general.
- Section 45-3-712 - Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty.
- Section 45-3-713 - Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions.
- Section 45-3-714 - Persons dealing with personal representative; protection.
- Section 45-3-715 - Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions.
- Section 45-3-716 - Powers and duties of successor personal representative.
- Section 45-3-717 - Co-representatives; when joint action required.
- Section 45-3-718 - Powers of surviving personal representative.
- Section 45-3-719 - Compensation for personal representatives.
- Section 45-3-720 - Expenses in estate litigation.
- Section 45-3-721 - Proceedings for review of employment and compensation.
- Section 45-3-801 - Notice to creditors.
- Section 45-3-802 - Statutes of limitations.
- Section 45-3-803 - Limitations on presentation of claims.
- Section 45-3-804 - Manner of presentation of claims.
- Section 45-3-805 - Classification of claims.
- Section 45-3-806 - Allowance of claims.
- Section 45-3-807 - Payment of claims.
- Section 45-3-808 - Individual liability of personal representative.
- Section 45-3-809 - Secured claims.
- Section 45-3-810 - Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims.
- Section 45-3-811 - Counterclaims.
- Section 45-3-812 - Execution and levies prohibited.
- Section 45-3-813 - Compromise of claims.
- Section 45-3-814 - Encumbered assets.
- Section 45-3-815 - Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative.
- Section 45-3-816 - Final distribution to domiciliary representative.
- Section 45-3-901 - Successors' rights if no administration.
- Section 45-3-902 - Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement.
- Section 45-3-903 - Successor's indebtedness offset against interest; defenses.
- Section 45-3-904 - Interest on general pecuniary devise.
- Section 45-3-905 - Penalty clause for contest.
- Section 45-3-906 - Distribution in kind; valuation; method.
- Section 45-3-907 - Distribution in kind; evidence.
- Section 45-3-908 - Distribution; right or title of distributee.
- Section 45-3-909 - Improper distribution; liability of distributee.
- Section 45-3-910 - Purchases from distributees protected.
- Section 45-3-911 - Partition for purpose of distribution.
- Section 45-3-912 - Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative.
- Section 45-3-913 - Distributions to trustee.
- Section 45-3-914 - Disposition of unclaimed assets.
- Section 45-3-915 - Distribution to person under disability.
- Section 45-3-916 - Repealed.
- Section 45-3-920 - Short title.
- Section 45-3-921 - Definitions.
- Section 45-3-922 - Apportionment by will or other dispositive instrument.
- Section 45-3-923 - Statutory apportionment of estate taxes.
- Section 45-3-924 - Credits and deferrals.
- Section 45-3-925 - Insulated property; advancement of tax.
- Section 45-3-926 - Apportionment and recapture of special elective benefits.
- Section 45-3-927 - Securing payment of estate tax from property in possession of fiduciary.
- Section 45-3-928 - Collection of estate tax by fiduciary.
- Section 45-3-929 - Right of reimbursement.
- Section 45-3-930 - Action to determine or enforce act.
- Section 45-3-1001 - Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of general protection.
- Section 45-3-1002 - Formal proceedings terminating testate administration; order construing will without adjudicating testacy.
- Section 45-3-1003 - Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative.
- Section 45-3-1004 - Liability of distributees to claimants.
- Section 45-3-1005 - Limitations on proceedings against personal representative.
- Section 45-3-1006 - Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.
- Section 45-3-1007 - Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance.
- Section 45-3-1008 - Subsequent administration.
- Section 45-3-1101 - Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests or interests of third persons.
- Section 45-3-1102 - Procedure for securing court approval of compromise.
- Section 45-3-1201 - Collection of personal property by affidavit.
- Section 45-3-1202 - Effect of affidavit.
- Section 45-3-1203 - Small estates; summary administrative procedure.
- Section 45-3-1204 - Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative.
- Section 45-3-1205 - Transfer of title to homestead to surviving spouse by affidavit.
- Section 45-3-1206 - Effect of affidavit.
- Section 45-3-1301 - Collection of employee's final payment without administration.
- Section 45-3-1302 - Affidavit showing death of employee; payment.
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