N.M. Stat. § 45-5B-403
Effect on existing powers of attorney.
Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Power of Attorney Act, on July 1, 2007:
A. the Uniform Power of Attorney Act applies to a power of attorney created before,
on or after July 1, 2007;
B. the Uniform Power of Attorney Act applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a
power of attorney commenced on or after July 1, 2007;
C. the Uniform Power of Attorney Act applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a
power of attorney commenced before July 1, 2007 unless the court finds that application
of a provision of that act would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the
judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does
not apply and the superseded law applies; and
D. an act done before July 1, 2007 is not affected by the Uniform Power of Attorney
Act.