N.M. Stat. § 45-3-704
Personal representative to proceed without court order;
exception.
A personal representative shall proceed expeditiously with the settlement and
distribution of a decedent's estate and, except as otherwise specified or ordered in
regard to a supervised personal representative, do so without adjudication, order or
direction of the district court. However, the personal representative may invoke the
jurisdiction of the district court, in proceedings authorized by the [Uniform] Probate
Code, to resolve questions concerning the estate or its administration.