New Mexico Statutes
§ 45-2-517 — Penalty clause for contest
A provision in a governing instrument purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the governing instrument or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.
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Legislative History
1978 Comp., § 45-2-517, enacted by Laws 1995, ch. 210, § 13; 2016, ch. 69, §
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§ 45-1-101
Short title§ 45-1-102
Rule of construction; purposes of act§ 45-1-104
Severability§ 45-1-106
Effect of fraud and evasion§ 45-1-107
Evidence of death or status§ 45-1-108
Acts by holder of general power§ 45-1-109
Security interests not affected§ 45-1-201
Definitions§ 45-1-301
Application§ 45-1-302.1
Concurrent jurisdiction§ 45-1-303
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