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4B-1001. Order transferring case from probate court to district court.

[For use with Rules 1B-101 and 1B-701 NMRA]

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

COUNTY OF ______________________

PROBATE COURT

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

__________________________, DECEASED.            No. __________________

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE FROM PROBATE COURT

TO DISTRICT COURT

The probate court hereby transfers the above-captioned matter to the district court for the following reason(s):

[ ]         The probate court judge has declined the application for informal probate of a will under Section 45-3-305 NMSA 1978.

[ ]         The probate court judge has declined the application for informal appointment of a personal representative under Section 45-3-309 NMSA 1978.

[ ]         The probate court judge has declined to act due to a conflict of interest.

[ ]         An evidentiary hearing may be required.

A general description of the issue presented is as follows: __________________

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IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the case in the matter of the Estate of ____________________, Deceased, Probate Court No. _______________ filed in the probate court of _______________ County, be transferred to the _______________ (insert number of the district court, such as Second, Thirteenth, etc.) Judicial District Court for _______________ County, New Mexico, for further proceedings.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that _________________ shall pay any filing fee required by the district court.

Witness my hand and seal of the Probate Court on _________________, _____.

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County Probate Judge

(Seal)

[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 18-8300-014, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2018.]