New Mexico Statutes Chapter 45. Uniform Probate Code § 45-3-705. Duty of personal representative; notice to heirs and devisees

A. Not later than thirty days after appointment, every personal representative, except a special administrator, shall give notice of the appointment to the heirs and devisees, including, if there has been no formal testacy proceeding and if the personal representative was appointed on the assumption that the decedent died intestate, the devisees in any will mentioned in the application or petition for appointment of a personal representative.

B. The notice shall be delivered or sent by ordinary mail to each of the heirs and devisees whose address is reasonably available to the personal representative. The duty does not extend to require notice to persons:

C. The notice shall:

D. The notice shall state that the estate is being administered by the personal representative pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the court but that recipients are entitled to information regarding the administration from the personal representative and can petition the court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

E. The personal representative shall file a statement with the appointing court giving the names and addresses of those persons notified pursuant to Subsection A of this section.

F. The personal representative's failure to give notice pursuant to this section is a breach of duty to the persons concerned but does not affect the validity of the appointment, the personal representative's powers or other duties. A personal representative may inform other persons of the appointment by delivery or ordinary mail.