State Codes and Statutes

45-1-102. Rule of construction; purposes of act.

A. The [Uniform] Probate Code [45-1-101 NMSA 1978] shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.

B. The underlying purposes and policies of the [Uniform] Probate Code are:

(1) to simplify and clarify certain laws concerning the affairs of decedents, missing persons, protected persons, minors and incapacitated persons;

(2) to discover and make effective the intent of a decedent in distribution of his property;

(3) to promote a speedy and efficient system for the settlement of the estate of the decedent; and

(4) to facilitate use and enforcement of certain trusts.

45-1-102. Rule of construction; purposes of act.

A. The [Uniform] Probate Code [45-1-101 NMSA 1978] shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.

B. The underlying purposes and policies of the [Uniform] Probate Code are:

(1) to simplify and clarify certain laws concerning the affairs of decedents, missing persons, protected persons, minors and incapacitated persons;

(2) to discover and make effective the intent of a decedent in distribution of his property;

(3) to promote a speedy and efficient system for the settlement of the estate of the decedent; and

(4) to facilitate use and enforcement of certain trusts.

45-1-102. Rule of construction; purposes of act.

A. The [Uniform] Probate Code [45-1-101 NMSA 1978] shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.

B. The underlying purposes and policies of the [Uniform] Probate Code are:

(1) to simplify and clarify certain laws concerning the affairs of decedents, missing persons, protected persons, minors and incapacitated persons;

(2) to discover and make effective the intent of a decedent in distribution of his property;

(3) to promote a speedy and efficient system for the settlement of the estate of the decedent; and

(4) to facilitate use and enforcement of certain trusts.

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