New Mexico Statutes Chapter 45. Uniform Probate Code § 45-2-517. Penalty clause for contest
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A provision in a governing instrument purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the governing instrument or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.
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