A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings. History: Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 3-905; repealed and reenacted by Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 718. ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 718 repealed former 45-3-905 NMSA 1978, and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 2016. Compiler's notes. — Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 3-905, contained this section number, but no accompanying text.
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