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§ 46-11-504 NMSA 1978

Creditor claim; nongeneral power

Known as the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act

The act spans §§ 46–46 (38 sections).

Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 504.

A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsections B and C of this section, appointive property subject to a nongeneral power of appointment is exempt from a claim of a creditor of the powerholder or the powerholder's estate.

B. Appointive property subject to a nongeneral power of appointment is subject to a claim of a creditor of the powerholder or the powerholder's estate to the extent that the powerholder owned the property and, reserving the nongeneral power, transferred the property in violation of the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act [ 56-10-14 to 56-10-29 NMSA 1978].

C. If the initial gift in default of appointment is to the powerholder or the powerholder's estate, a nongeneral power of appointment is treated for purposes of this article as a general power.

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.