Unless otherwise represented, a minor, incapacitated or unborn person, or a person whose identity or location is unknown and not reasonably ascertainable, may be represented by and bound by another having a substantially identical interest with respect to the particular question or dispute, but only to the extent that there is no conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented.
History: 1978 Comp., § 45-1-403.4, enacted by Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 707.
Effective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 727A made Laws 2016, ch. 69, §§ 701 through 723 effective July 1, 2016.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code
Article 1 - Uniform Probate Code
Part 4 - NOTICE, PARTIES AND REPRESENTATION IN ESTATE LITIGATION AND OTHER MATTERS
Section 45-1-401 - Notice; method and time of giving.
Section 45-1-402 - Notice; waiver.
Section 45-1-403.1 - Representation; basic effect.
Section 45-1-403.2 - Representation by holder of general testamentary power of appointment.
Section 45-1-403.3 - Representation by fiduciaries and parents.
Section 45-1-403.4 - Representation by person having substantially identical interest.