N.M. Stat. § 45-3-1101
Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts,
inalienable interests or interests of third persons.
A. A compromise of any controversy is binding on all the parties thereto as to any
lawful matter involving the estate. Matters that may be resolved by the compromise
include:
(1)
admission to probate of any instrument offered for formal probate as the
will of a decedent;
(2)
the construction, validity or effect of any governing instrument;
(3)
the rights or interests in the estate of the decedent;
(4)
the rights or interests of any successor; and
(5)
the administration of the estate, if approved in a formal proceeding in the
district court for that purpose.
B. A court-approved compromise is binding even though it may affect a trust or an
inalienable interest. A compromise does not impair the rights of creditors or of taxing
authorities that are not parties to it.