With respect to the estate of a decedent, the allowances granted pursuant to Sections 45-2-402 and 45-2-403 NMSA 1978 are in lieu of the exemptions provided in Sections 42-10-1, 42-10-2, 42-10-9 and 42-10-10 NMSA 1978. History: 1978 Comp., § 45-2-406, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 174, § 24; 1995, ch. 210, § 9. ANNOTATIONSThe 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1995, substituted 'Sections 42-10-1, 42-10-2, 42-10-9 and 42-10-10 NMSA 1978' for 'Sections 42-10-1 through 42-10-12 NMSA 1978'. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 96 C.J.S. Wills § 760; 97 C.J.S. Wills § 1262.
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