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§ 45-3-711 NMSA 1978

Powers of personal representatives; in general

Known as the Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act

The act spans §§ 45–45 (144 sections).

1953 Comp., § 32A-3-711, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 3-711; 2017, ch. 72, § 19.

A. Until termination of a personal representative's appointment, a personal representative has the same power over the title to property of the estate that an absolute owner would have, in trust however, for the benefit of creditors whose claims have been allowed and others interested in the estate. This power may be exercised without notice, hearing or order of court.

B. A personal representative has access to and authority over a digital asset of the decedent to the extent provided by the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act [ 46-13-1 to 46-13-18 NMSA 1978].

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.