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This research guide is intended to be used as a starting point for research in probate, wills, and estate planning law at the UNM Law Library. It includes both primary and secondary materials, in both print and electronic formats. If you have any questions, please contact the Law Library’s reference desk at (505) 277-0935 or at reference@law.unm.edu.

Probate, Wills, & Estate Planning Law Research Guide

Primary Sources

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Free Electronic Resources
  • New Mexico Statutes and Court Rules Unannotated
    Select: Folder 2009 NMSA 1978

    Select: Folder Statutory Chapters in New Mexico

    Ch. 24 Health and Safety > Art. 7A Uniform Health-Care Decisions > Sec. 4 Optional Form
    Ch. 45 Uniform Probate Code
    Ch. 46 Fiduciaries and Trust
    Ch. 46A Uniform Trust Code
    Ch. 46B Uniform Power of Attorney Act > Sec. 301 Statutory Form Power of Attorney

    Select: Folder Contents of Judicial Volumes

    Ch. 4B Probate Court Forms

Print Resources
  • New Mexico Statutes Annotated - Uniform Probate Code (Ch. 45), Fiduciaries and Trusts (Ch. 46), Uniform Trust Code (Ch. 46A), and Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Ch. 46B)

    Law Upper Floor, Shelf 35

  • New Mexico Rules Annotated - Probate Court Forms (Ch. 4B)

    Law Upper Floor, Shelf 35

  • United States Code Annotated (USCA) and United States Code Service (USCS) - Internal Revenue Code (Title 26)

    Law Upper Level, Shelves 21A and 22A

  • Final and Temporary Regulations - Code of Federal Regulations (Title 26)

    Law Upper Level, Shelf 22A

Secondary Sources

Subscription Databases

Free Electronic Resources

Print Resources

Books and Treatises

* Note: For a more comprehensive list of available estate tax resources, see the Taxation Research Guide.

Compiled by Ernesto Longa (updated October 18, 2009)

 

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