A special administrator appointed by the probate court in informal proceedings pursuant to Subsection A of Section 3-614 [ 45-3-614 NMSA 1978] has the duty to collect and manage the assets of the estate, to preserve them, to account for and to deliver such assets to the general personal representative upon his qualification. The special administrator appointed in informal proceedings has the power of a personal representative under the [Uniform] Probate Code necessary to perform his duties.
§ 45-3-616 NMSA 1978
Special administrator; appointed informally; powers and duties
Known as the Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (144 sections).
1953 Comp., § 32A-3-616, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 3-616.
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.