The estate of a nonresident decedent being administered by a personal representative appointed in New Mexico shall, if there is a personal representative of the decedent's domicile willing to receive it, be distributed to the domiciliary personal representative for the benefit of the successors of the decedent unless:
A. by virtue of the decedent's will, if any, and applicable choice of law rules, the successors are identified pursuant to the local law of New Mexico without reference to the local law of the decedent's domicile;
B. the personal representative of New Mexico, after reasonable inquiry, is unaware of existence or identity of a domiciliary personal representative; or
C. the court orders otherwise in a proceeding for a closing order under Section 3-1001 [45-3-1001 NMSA 1978] or incident to the closing of a supervised administration.
History: 1953 Comp., § 32A-3-816, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 3-816.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 34 C.J.S. Executors and Administrators § 1006.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code
Article 3 - Probate of Wills and Administration
Section 45-3-801 - Notice to creditors.
Section 45-3-802 - Statutes of limitations.
Section 45-3-803 - Limitations on presentation of claims.
Section 45-3-804 - Manner of presentation of claims.
Section 45-3-805 - Classification of claims.
Section 45-3-806 - Allowance of claims.
Section 45-3-807 - Payment of claims.
Section 45-3-808 - Individual liability of personal representative.
Section 45-3-809 - Secured claims.
Section 45-3-810 - Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims.
Section 45-3-811 - Counterclaims.
Section 45-3-812 - Execution and levies prohibited.
Section 45-3-813 - Compromise of claims.
Section 45-3-814 - Encumbered assets.
Section 45-3-815 - Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative.
Section 45-3-816 - Final distribution to domiciliary representative.