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2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code
Article 2 - Intestate Succession and Wills
Part 4 - EXEMPT PROPERTY AND ALLOWANCES
Section 45-2-401 - Applicable law.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 45-2-401 (2021)
Chapter 45, Article 2, Part 4 NMSA 1978 applies to the estate of a decedent who dies domiciled in this state. Rights to family allowance and personal property allowance for a decedent who dies not domiciled in this state are governed by the laws of the decedent's domicile at death.
History: 1953 Comp., § 32A-2-401, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 2-401; repealed and reenacted by Laws 1993, ch. 174, § 19.
ANNOTATIONSOfficial comments. — See Commissioners on Uniform State Laws official comment to 2-401 UPC.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 174, § 19 repealed former 45-2-401 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 2-401, relating to family allowances and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1993.
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