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§ 45-2-102 NMSA 1978

Share of the spouse

Known as the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act

The act spans §§ 45–45 (118 sections).

1953 Comp., § 32A-2-102, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 2-102.

The intestate share of the surviving spouse is determined as follows:

A. as to separate property:

(1) if there is no surviving issue of the decedent, the entire intestate estate; or

(2) if there is surviving issue of the decedent, one-fourth of the intestate estate; and

B. as to community property, the one-half of the community property as to which the decedent could have exercised the power of testamentary disposition passes to the surviving spouse.

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.