Upon receipt of an application requesting informal probate of a will, the probate or the district court, upon making the findings required by Section 45-3-303 NMSA 1978, shall issue a written statement of informal probate if at least one hundred twenty hours have elapsed since the decedent's death. Informal probate is conclusive as to all persons until superseded by an order in a formal testacy proceeding. No defect in the application or procedure relating thereto which leads to informal probate of a will renders the probate void.
§ 45-3-302 NMSA 1978
Informal probate; duty of court; effect of informal probate
Known as the Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (144 sections).
1953 Comp., § 32A-3-302, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 3-302; 1976 (S.S.), ch. 37, § 7; 1978, ch. 159, § 5.
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.