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§ 45-2-1002 NMSA 1978

International will; validity

Known as the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act

The act spans §§ 45-2-1001 to 45-2-914 (118 sections).

1978 Comp., § 45-2-1102, enacted by Laws 1992, ch. 66, § 8; recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 45-2-1002 by Laws 1993, ch. 174, § 67.

A. A will is valid as regards form, irrespective particularly of the place where it is made, of the location of the assets and of the nationality, domicile or residence of the testator, if it is made in the form of an international will complying with the requirements of Sections 45-2-1101 through 45-2-1110 NMSA 1978 [ 45-2-1001 to 45-2-1010 NMSA 1978].

B. The invalidity of the will as an international will does not affect its formal validity as a will of another kind.

C. Sections 45-2-1101 through 45-2-1110 NMSA 1978 [ 45-2-1001 to 45-2-1010 NMSA 1978] do not apply to the form of testamentary dispositions made by two or more persons in one instrument.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.