Section 45-1-102 - Rule of construction; purposes of act. - New Mexico Statutes

45-1-102. Rule of construction; purposes of act.

A.     The [Uniform] Probate Code [45-1-101 NMSA 1978] shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.   

B.     The underlying purposes and policies of the [Uniform] Probate Code are:   

(1)     to simplify and clarify certain laws concerning the affairs of decedents, missing persons, protected persons, minors and incapacitated persons;   

(2)     to discover and make effective the intent of a decedent in distribution of his property;   

(3)     to promote a speedy and efficient system for the settlement of the estate of the decedent; and   

(4)     to facilitate use and enforcement of certain trusts.