{"data":{"id":"us-nm/45-3-905","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"45-3-905","heading":"Penalty clause for contest.","body":"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.","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":"6ec7bbe97991f1ff27329441a1796d61f000e4ab64fc918b425cda31310d5ad3","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/45-3-904","next":"us-nm/45-3-906"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}