[For use with Rule 1B-201 NMRA] STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF ______________________________
PROBATE COURT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
__________________ , DECEASED.
No. __________
PROOF OF AUTHORITY
I, __________________________ , domiciliary personal representative of the estate of the decedent (including a tribal court appointee designated by a tribal court or the Bureau of Indian Affairs), make the following statements and filings with the court so that I, as the personal representative, may exercise all the powers of a local personal representative for the estate of the decedent, as provided in Section 45-4-205 NMSA 1978, over assets located in ____________ County, State of New Mexico.
1. ____________________ , deceased, was domiciled in ____________ County, State of ____________________ , at the time of death on ____________________ . 2. The decedent died (choose one) [testate] [intestate].3. By its order dated ____________ , the court in ____________ , County, State of ____________________ , opened the estate of the decedent in Case No. ____________________ and appointed me (choose one) [personal representative] [tribal court appointee] of the estate of the decedent. An authenticated copy of the (choose one) [order] [tribal appointment] appointing me as (choose one) [personal representative] [tribal court appointee] is filed with this Proof of Authority. 4. I, the domiciliary foreign personal representative, was appointed and served (choose one) [with] [without] bond as (choose one) [personal representative] [tribal court appointee] of the estate of the decedent. An authenticated copy of the bond (if applicable) is filed with this Proof of Authority.5. (Choose one) [Letters of Administration] [Letters Testamentary] [equivalent indicia of authority from a tribal court or the Bureau of Indian Affairs] was/were issued on ____________________ . An authenticated copy of the (choose one) [Letters of Administration] [Letters Testamentary] [equivalent indicia of authority from a tribal court or the Bureau of Indian Affairs] is filed with this Proof of Authority. 6. My address is __________________________________________ .7. No local administration or application or petition for a local administration is pending in the State of New Mexico. I affirm under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of New Mexico that all of the above statements are true and correct.
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Domiciled foreign personal representative (including a tribal court appointee) (signature)
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Printed name
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Date
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Address
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City, state, and ZIP Code
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Telephone number (optional)
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Email address (optional)
N.M. Prob. Ct. Forms. 4B-801
Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 18-8300-014, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2018; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 21-8300-019, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after 12/31/2021.