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4B-902. Order appointing special administrator.

[For use with Rule 1B-201 NMRA]

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

COUNTY OF ______________________

PROBATE COURT

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

__________________________, DECEASED.            No. __________________

ORDER APPOINTING SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR

Upon the application of __________________________, a person known to be interested in the estate of the decedent, for the appointment of a special administrator pending the appointment of a general personal representative, and upon good cause shown, the court finds that a special administrator should be appointed to secure and protect the estate of the decedent.

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that ____________________ is hereby appointed special administrator of the estate of the decedent, to collect and manage the assets of the estate, to preserve them, to account for and deliver the assets to the general personal representative upon appointment by the court, and until further order of the court.

The court shall issue Letters of Special Administration upon the applicant’s acceptance of the office of special administrator.

Witness my hand and seal of the probate court on _________________, ______.

________________________________

County Probate Judge

(Seal)

Submitted by:

______________________________

Signature of applicant

______________________________

Printed name

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Street address

______________________________

City, state, and ZIP code

______________________________

Telephone number (optional)

______________________________

Email address (optional)

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