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§ 45-5-203 NMSA 1978

Objection by minor of fourteen or older to parental appointment

1953 Comp., § 32A-5-203, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 5-203; 1976 (S.S.), ch. 37, § 14; 1995, ch. 210, § 52.

A minor of fourteen or more years who is the subject of a parental appointment of a guardian may prevent the appointment or may cause it to terminate by filing in the court in which the will is probated or, in the case of a non-testamentary instrument, in the court where the minor resides or is present, a written objection to the appointment before it is accepted or after its acceptance. An objection may be withdrawn. An objection does not prevent appointment by the court in a proper proceeding of the parental nominee or any other suitable person.

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.