If a person dies intestate (without a will), the court appoints an administrator to handle the estate.
Generally, the beneficiary will allege that the will failed to comply with one or more of the legal requirements necessary to create a will. He then gathers the assets, pays any creditor claims or bills, and following court approval, distributes the assets according to the will’s instructions.Ī beneficiary disputing the validity of the will may contest the will during probate of the estate. The executor named in the will starts the process by filing the will with the probate court. Probate is the court-supervised process in which a will’s assets are transferred to the beneficiaries. Additionally, a will cannot force a beneficiary to commit an act that is against the law or public policy in order to inherit under the will. A will cannot distribute property that is co-owned or has a designated beneficiary, such as a life insurance policy. In New Mexico, a surviving spouse, if not provided for in a will, has no right to elect or choose a “forced share” of the decedent’s property. Oral wills are not recognized in New Mexico. See our interactive map on holographic wills for more information. A holographic will is one written in the testator’s handwriting but not signed by any witness. The state of New Mexico does not recognize holographic wills. Written amendments to the will in the form of codicils require the same signing and witness formalities as a will.
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