Section 45-2-401 - Applicable law.
45-2-401. Applicable law.
Chapter 45, Article 2, Part 4 NMSA 1978 applies to the estate of a decedent who dies domiciled in this state. Rights to family allowance and personal property allowance for a decedent who dies not domiciled in this state are governed by the laws of the decedent's domicile at death.