A specific devise passes subject to any mortgage interest existing at the date of death without right of exoneration regardless of a general directive in the will to pay debts.
§ 45-2-607 NMSA 1978
Nonexoneration
Known as the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act
The act spans §§ 45-2-1001 to 45-2-914 (118 sections).
1953 Comp., § 32A-2-607, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 2-607; repealed and reenacted by Laws 1993, ch. 174, § 46.
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.