[For use with Rules 1B-304, 1B-306, and 1B-401 NMRA] STATE OF NEW MEXICO
IN THE PROBATE COURT
__________________ COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF No. __________
__________________ , DECEASED.
NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT
1. This notice is being sent to the heirs [and devisees]1 of the decedent.2. On ________________ , _____ (date), __________________ (personal representative's name) was appointed the personal representative of the estate of the decedent in an informal proceeding under the Probate Code. 3. No bond has been filed.4. All documents relating to the estate of the decedent are on file with the probate court of _______________ County. They are available for your inspection.5. The estate of the decedent is being administered by the personal representative according to the terms of the Probate Code without supervision from the court. You are entitled to information regarding the administration of the estate of the decedent from the personal representative. You may also petition the court in any matter relating to the estate of the decedent, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Dated: _____________ , _______ .
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Signature of personal representative
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Printed name
_______________________________
Street address
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City, state, and ZIP code
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Telephone number (optional)
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Email address (optional)
USE NOTES
1. If the decedent had a will, use the bracketed language. See Rule 1B-102 NMRA for the definition of a "devisee."2.See NMSA 1978, Section 45-3-705 for notice of appointment of personal representative.N.M. Prob. Ct. Forms. 4B-401
Approved, effective September 15, 2000; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 07-8300-005, effective March 1, 2007; 4B-201 recompiled and amended as 4B-401 by Supreme Court Order No. 18-8300-014, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2018. ANNOTATIONS The 2018 amendment, approved by Supreme Court Order No. 18-8300-014, effective December 31, 2018, made certain technical changes, and revised the Use Note; added "[For use with Rules 1B-304, 1B-306, and 1B-401 NMRA]"; and in the Use Note, added new Use Note 1 and redesignated the former undesignated use note as Use Note 2. Recompilations. - Former Form 4B-201 NMRA, relating to notice of informal appointment of personal representative, was recompiled and amended as 4B-401 NMRA, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2018.