N.M. Stat. § 45-2-1005
International will; certificate.
The authorized person shall attach to the will a certificate to be signed by him
establishing that the requirements of Sections 45-2-1101 through 45-2-1110 NMSA
1978 [45-2-1001 to 45-2-1010 NMSA 1978] for valid execution of an international will
have been fulfilled. The authorized person shall keep a copy of the certificate and
deliver another to the testator. The certificate must be substantially in the following form:
CERTIFICATE
1.
I, ________________________ (name, address, and capacity), a person
authorized to act in connection with international wills,
2.
certify that on __________________ (date) at __________________ (place)
3.
(testator) ____ (name, address, date and place of birth) in my presence and that
of the witnesses
4.
(a) __________________ (name, address, date and place of birth)
(b) __________________ (name, address, date and place of birth) has declared
that the attached document is his will and that he knows the contents thereof.
5.
I furthermore certify that:
6.
(a) in my presence and in that of the witnesses
(1)
the testator has signed the will or has acknowledged his signature previously
affixed;
*(2)
following a declaration of the testator stating that he was unable to sign his will
for the following reason __________________, I have mentioned this declaration on the
will,
*and the signature has been affixed by ______________________________ (name
and address);
7.
(b) the witnesses and I have signed the will;
8.
*(c) each page of the will has been signed by ______________ and numbered;
9.
(d) I have satisfied myself as to the identity of the testator and of the witnesses
as designated above;
10.
(e) the witnesses met the conditions requisite to act as such according to the law
under which I am acting;
11.
*(f) the testator has requested me to include the following statement concerning
the safekeeping of his will:
________________________________________________________________
________
12.
PLACE OF EXECUTION
13.
DATE
14.
SIGNATURE and, if necessary, SEAL
*to be completed if appropriate.