{"data":{"id":"us-nm/45-2-517","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"45-2-517","heading":"Penalty clause for contest.","body":"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.","path":["Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code","ARTICLE 2 Intestate Succession and Wills"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18546/index.do","current_through":"2024-09-06","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"a7e7e766249b6a70a4e9cde9f01f427bba47ef880702f761dbcd1ee235e5a0d5","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/45-2-516","next":"us-nm/45-2-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}