New Mexico Statutes
§ 45-2-710 — Worthier-title doctrine abolished
New Mexico § 45-2-710
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 45-2-710 (2026).
Text
The doctrine of worthier title is abolished as a rule of law and as a rule of construction. Language in a governing instrument describing the beneficiaries of a disposition as the transferor's "heirs", "heirs at law", "next of kin", "distributees", "relatives" or "family" or language of similar import does not create or presumptively create a reversionary interest in the transferor.
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Legislative History
1978 Comp., § 45-2-710, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 174, § 58.
Nearby Sections
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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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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 45-2-710, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/45/45-2-710.