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4B-802. Certificate acknowledging receipt of documents related to proof of authority.

[For use with Rule 1B-201 NMRA]

STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF ____________________
PROBATE COURT

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

__________________________, DECEASED.            No. __________

CERTIFICATE ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS
RELATED TO PROOF OF AUTHORITY

I, ____________________, Probate Judge of ____________________ County, acknowledge receipt of the following documents related to proof of authority under Section 45-4-204 NMSA 1978, in the above-captioned cause:

1.   Authenticated copies of documents related to the appointment of the domiciliary foreign personal representative (including a tribal court appointee designated by a tribal court or the Bureau of Indian Affairs), and any official bond given; and

2.   A statement of the domiciliary foreign personal representative’s address.

In accordance with Section 45-4-205 NMSA 1978, a domiciliary foreign personal representative (including a tribal court appointee) who has complied with Section 45-4-204 NMSA 1978 may, for assets in New Mexico, exercise all powers of a local personal representative and may maintain actions and proceedings in New Mexico subject to any conditions imposed on nonresident parties generally.

Witness my hand and seal of the Probate Court on _______________, _______.

(Seal)

_____________________________
County Probate Judge

[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 18-8300-014, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2018; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 21-8300-019, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2021.]