N.M. Stat. § 45-2-102

Share of the spouse.

Last amended: 1975Year: 2026Length: 75 wordsOfficial source
The intestate share of the surviving spouse is determined as follows: A. as to separate property: (1) if there is no surviving issue of the decedent, the entire intestate estate; or (2) if there is surviving issue of the decedent, one-fourth of the intestate estate; and B. as to community property, the one-half of the community property as to which the decedent could have exercised the power of testamentary disposition passes to the surviving spouse.
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