New Mexico Statutes
§ 45-5-315 — Consent to guardianship not permitted
New Mexico § 45-5-315
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 45Uniform Probate Code
Art. 5Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 45-5-315 (2026).
Text
An alleged incapacitated person shall not be permitted by the court to consent to the appointment of a guardian. All the procedural safeguards contained in Chapter 45, Article 5 NMSA 1978 pursuant to the appointment of a guardian for an incapacitated person shall apply in every guardianship proceeding.
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Legislative History
1978 Comp., § 45-5-317, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 252, § 15.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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 § 45-5-315, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/45/45-5-315.