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Penalty clause for contest

NMSA 1978, § 45-3-905
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45-3-905. Penalty clause for contest A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings. Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 3-905; repealed and reenacted by Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 718.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18546/index.do#!b/45-3-905Fetched: 10/20/2026

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