A. A foreign personal representative submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of New Mexico in any proceeding relating to the estate by:

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 45-4-301

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.

(1)     filing the documents and statement as provided in Section 4-204 [45-4- 204 NMSA 1978];

(2)     receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property under Section 4-201 [45-4-201 N.M. Stat. Ann.]; or

(3)     doing any act as a personal representative in New Mexico which would have given the state jurisdiction over him as an individual.

B. Jurisdiction under Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of this section is limited to the money or value of personal property collected.