Execution; witnessed wills
Known as the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (118 sections).
1953 Comp., § 32A-2-502, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 2-502; repealed and reenacted by Laws 1993, ch. 174, § 26; 1995, ch. 210, § 11.
Except as provided in Sections 45-2-506 and 45-2-513 NMSA 1978, a will must be:
A. in writing;
B. signed by the testator or in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's conscious presence and by the testator's direction; and
C. signed by at least two individuals, each of whom signed in the presence of the testator and of each other after each witnessed the signing of the will as described in Subsection B of this section.
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.