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