N.M. Stat. § 42-10-4
Benevolent associations; benefits.
Any beneficiary fund not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) set apart,
appropriated or paid by any benevolent association or society, according to its rules,
regulations or bylaws, to the family of any deceased member or to any member of the
deceased member's family, shall not be liable to be taken by any process or
proceedings, legal or equitable, to pay any debts of the deceased member.