N.M. Stat. § 45-2-104
Requirement of survival by one hundred twenty hours;
individual in gestation.
A. For purposes of intestate succession and allowances, and except as otherwise
provided in Subsection B of this section, the following rules apply:
(1)
an individual born before a decedent's death who fails to survive the
decedent by one hundred twenty hours is deemed to have predeceased the decedent. If
it is not established by clear and convincing evidence that an individual born before the
decedent's death survived the decedent by one hundred twenty hours, it is deemed that
the individual failed to survive for the required period; and
(2)
an individual in gestation at a decedent's death is deemed to be living at
the decedent's death if the individual lives one hundred twenty hours after birth. If it is
not established by clear and convincing evidence that an individual in gestation at the
decedent's death lived one hundred twenty hours after birth, it is deemed that the
individual failed to survive for the required period.
B. This section does not apply if its application would cause the estate to pass to
the state under Section 45-2-105 NMSA 1978.