N.M. Stat. § 45-1-403.3

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 45-1-403.3 - Representation by fiduciaries and parents

To the extent there is no conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented or among those being represented with respect to a particular question or dispute:

A. a conservator may represent and bind the estate that the conservator controls;

B. a guardian may represent and bind the protected person if a conservator of the protected person's estate has not been appointed;

C. an agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal;

D. a trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust;

E. a personal representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate; and

F. a parent may represent and bind the parent's minor or unborn child if a conservator or guardian for the child has not been appointed.

NMS § 45-1-403.3

1978 Comp., § 45-1-403.3, enacted by Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 706.

Added by 2016, c. 69,s. 706, eff. 7/1/2016.