The doctrine of worthier title is abolished as a rule of law and as a rule of construction. Language in a governing instrument describing the beneficiaries of a disposition as the transferor's "heirs", "heirs at law", "next of kin", "distributees", "relatives" or "family" or language of similar import does not create or presumptively create a reversionary interest in the transferor.
§ 45-2-710 NMSA 1978
Worthier-title doctrine abolished
Known as the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act
The act spans §§ 45-2-1001 to 45-2-914 (118 sections).
1978 Comp., § 45-2-710, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 174, § 58.
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.