§ 45-3-1001 Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of general protection
§ 45-3-1002 Formal proceedings terminating testate administration;
§ 45-3-1003 Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative
§ 45-3-1004 Liability of distributees to claimants
§ 45-3-1005 Limitations on proceedings against personal representative
§ 45-3-1006 Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees
§ 45-3-1007 Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance
§ 45-3-1008 Subsequent administration
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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 45 > Article 3 > Part 10

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.