Section 45-5-402 - Protective proceedings; jurisdiction of affairs of protected personsAfter the service of notice in a proceeding seeking the appointment of a conservator or other protective order and until termination of the proceeding, the court in which the petition is filed has:
A. exclusive jurisdiction to determine the need for a conservator or other protective order; B. exclusive jurisdiction to determine how the estate of the protected person which is subject to the laws of New Mexico shall be managed, expended or distributed to or for the use of the protected person or any of his dependents; and C. jurisdiction to determine the validity of claims against the person or estate of the protected person and his title to any property or claim. 1953 Comp., § 32A-5-402, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 5-402.