New Mexico Statutes
§ 45-3-905 — Penalty clause for contest
New Mexico § 45-3-905
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 45-3-905 (2026).
Text
A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.
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Legislative History
Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 3-905; repealed and reenacted by Laws 2016, ch. 69, §
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 § 45-3-905, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/45/45-3-905.