{"data":{"id":"us-nm/45-3-104","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"45-3-104","heading":"Claims against decedent; necessity of administration.","body":"A. No proceeding to enforce a claim against the estate of a decedent or his successors may be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative. After the appointment and until distribution, all proceedings and actions to enforce a claim against the estate are governed by the procedure prescribed by Sections 3-101 through 3-1204 [45-3-101 to 45-3-1204 NMSA 1978]. After distribution a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover from the distributees as provided in Section 3-1004 [45-3-1004 NMSA 1978] or from a personal representative individually liable as provided in Section 3-1005 [45-3-1005 NMSA 1978].\nB. Subsection A of this section shall have no application to a proceeding by a secured creditor of the decedent to enforce his right to his security except as to any deficiency judgment which might be sought therein.","path":["Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code","ARTICLE 3 Probate of Wills and Administration"],"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":"97c5b506e1efb692da8ee73119907e13161cb4740be242f33f41f3fd8a098bef","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/45-3-103","next":"us-nm/45-3-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}