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Normally, a probate must be filed within three years following the decedent's death. Under New Mexico law no appointment of a personal representative may be made during the first 120 hours (five days) following the death.

If you do not have a will, your property may get distributed through intestate procedures. In New Mexico, for any deceased person whose total assets (their estate) exceed a value of $50,000, their will or estate (even without a will) may need to go through probate.

Most estates will go through probate in New Mexico. However, it is possible to avoid it if the estate is in a trust or all assets automatically pass onto someone else. If an estate is valued at less than $50,000, an affidavit may be used to access the assets or have them transferred to the heirs.

The New Mexico probate process is fairly simple in comparison to the process in some other states. In fact, not every estate needs to go through probate. Estates valued at $50,000 or less can avoid probate in some instances.

New Mexico probate follows this general flow: contact the court, get appointed as personal representative, submit will if it exists, inventory and submit valuations of all relevant assets, have the court and beneficiaries approve it, and then distribute the assets to beneficiaries.

NM Form 4B-801, which may also referred to as Proof Of Authority, is a probate form in New Mexico. It is used by executors, personal representatives, trustees, guardians & other related parties during the probate & estate settlement process.