A financial institution, on request, may pay sums on deposit in a multiple-party account to:
A. one or more of the parties, whether or not another party is disabled, incapacitated or deceased when payment is requested and whether or not the party making the request survives another party; or
B. the personal representative, if any, or, if there is none, the heirs or devisees of a deceased party if proof of death is presented to the financial institution showing that the deceased party was the survivor of all other persons named on the account either as a party or beneficiary, unless the account is without right of survivorship under Section 45-6-212 NMSA 1978.
History: 1978 Comp., § 45-6-222, enacted by Laws 1992, ch. 66, § 31.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code
Article 6 - Nonprobate Transfers
Part 2 - MULTIPLE-PERSON ACCOUNTS
Subpart 3 - Protection Of Financial Institutions
Section 45-6-221 - Authority of financial institution.
Section 45-6-222 - Payment on multiple-party account.
Section 45-6-223 - Payment on POD designation.
Section 45-6-224 - Payment to designated agent.