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New Mexico § 40-3A-4

Ch. 40Domestic Affairs

Art. 3AUniform Premarital Agreement

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-3A-4 (2026).

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A. Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to:

(1)the rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;

(2)the right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;

(3)the disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;

(4)the making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;

(5)the ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;

(6)the choice of law governing the construction of the agree

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A. Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to: (1) the rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located; (2) the right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property; (3) the disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event; (4) the making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement; (5) the ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy; (6) the choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and (7) any other matter not in violation of public policy. B. A premarital agreement may not adversely affect the right of a child or spouse to support, a party's right to child custody or visitation, a party's choice of abode or a party's freedom to pursue career opportunities.