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§ 45-6-227 NMSA 1978

Set-off

Known as the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act

The act spans §§ 45–45 (61 sections).

1978 Comp., § 45-6-227, enacted by Laws 1992, ch. 66, § 36.

Without qualifying any other statutory right to set-off or lien and subject to any contractual provision, if a party is indebted to a financial institution, the financial institution has a right to set-off against the account. The amount of the account subject to set-off is the proportion to which the party is, or immediately before death was, beneficially entitled under Section 45-6-211 NMSA 1978 or, in the absence of proof of that proportion, an equal share with all parties.

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.