Probate Code

Probate Code is the body of law within the New Mexico statutes that governs the estates of deceased persons. The Probate Code also deals with the administration of trusts and the protection of minors and persons under disability, but probate courts do not have jurisdiction (authority) to act in these matters. The New Mexico Probate Code is based upon the Uniform Probate Code--a sort of model system that is used, at least in part, in 18 states.
3-7 Rev. January 2003