New Mexico Statutes
§ 45-3-718 — Powers of surviving personal representative
New Mexico § 45-3-718
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 45-3-718 (2026).
Text
Unless the terms of the will otherwise provide, when one or more of several personal representatives fails or refuses to qualify as a personal representative or when one or more of several personal representatives, after appointment, dies, becomes disabled or is removed, the remaining personal representatives shall proceed to administer the estate and have all powers vested in all the personal representatives incident to the office.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 32A-3-718, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 3-718.
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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New Mexico § 45-3-718, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/45/45-3-718.