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2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code
Article 5 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property
Part 3 - GUARDIANS OF INCAPACITATED PERSONS
Section 45-5-315 - Consent to guardianship not permitted.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 45-5-315 (2021)
An alleged incapacitated person shall not be permitted by the court to consent to the appointment of a guardian. All the procedural safeguards contained in Chapter 45, Article 5 NMSA 1978 pursuant to the appointment of a guardian for an incapacitated person shall apply in every guardianship proceeding.
History: 1978 Comp., § 45-5-317, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 252, § 15.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — This section was enacted as 45-5-317 NMSA 1978 by Laws 1989, ch. 252, § 14, but was redesignated by the compiler as 45-5-315 NMSA 1978.
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