Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code. > Article 2 - Intestate Succession and Wills, 45-2-101 through 45-2-1110. > Section 45-2-517 - Penalty clause for contest.

Section 45-2-517 - Penalty clause for contest.

45-2-517. Penalty clause for contest.

A provision in a governing instrument purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting a governing instrument or instituting other proceedings relating to a governing instrument or an estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.