New Mexico Statutes
§ 45-3-712 — Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty
New Mexico § 45-3-712
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 45-3-712 (2026).
Text
If the exercise of power concerning the estate is improper, the personal representative is liable to interested persons for damage or loss resulting from breach of the personal representative's fiduciary duty to the same extent as a trustee of an express trust. The rights of purchasers and others dealing with a personal representative shall be determined as provided in Sections 45-3-713 and 45-3-714 NMSA 1978.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 32A-3-712, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 3-712; 2016, ch.
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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
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Definitions§ 45-1-301
Application§ 45-1-302.1
Concurrent jurisdiction§ 45-1-303
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 45-3-712, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/45-3-712.