New Mexico Household Paperwork Bundle: 4 Kits in One Download (NM Executor and Estate Kit, New Mexico Small Claims Kit, New Mexico POA Signing Kit, New Mexico Will Signing Kit)

Who it is for

Families in New Mexico getting papers in order: signing a power of attorney or will, settling an estate, or taking a money dispute to small claims.

Not the right fit if

You only need one of these papers (buy that kit on its own), or nothing is in New Mexico. Not a form preparation or legal service.

Why it is different

• 4 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The New Mexico kits are built only from our New Mexico data files: Sources, checked November 2026: New Mexico Courts Self-Representation: Probate; NMSA 1978 Chapter 45, Uniform Probate Code, unannotated (New Mexico Compilation Commission, NMOneSource); New Mexico small claims data file, checked November 2026 against New Mexico Courts: How to File a Civil Lawsuit; New Mexico power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against HB 231 (2007), Uniform Power of Attorney Act (New Mexico Legislature); New Mexico Durable Power of Attorney form (New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department); New Mexico will signing data file, checked November 2026 against NMSA 1978 Chapter 45, Uniform Probate Code, unannotated (New Mexico Compilation Commission, NMOneSource).
• Every kit in the set is written for New Mexico.

What is inside

• New Mexico Executor and Estate Kit. An estate totaling less than $50,000 with no real property. Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure. 30 days. At least 30 days after the death, with no application for a personal representative. Signed before a notary. Signed by the person entitled to the property and notarized. Handed to the bank or other holder. Presented to whoever holds the property. Affidavit of surviving spouse (primary residence): The residence can pass to the surviving spouse without probate when its assessed value is no more than $500,000 and at least 6 months have passed; notarized and filed with the county clerk. A primary residence assessed at $500,000 or less can pass to the surviving spouse by affidavit after 6 months. At least two witnesses, who sign in the presence of the testator and of each other. Allowed. The testator's acknowledgment and the witnesses' affidavits are each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths. Not recognized: the probate code's definition of a will excludes a holographic will. A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it. Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $50,000, dates day 30 after the death and flags real estate in the person's name alone, which rules the route out.
• New Mexico Small Claims Court Kit. In New Mexico, small claims (Magistrate Court (civil); Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court in Bernalillo County) cover claims up to $10,000. From the official page: New Mexico has no separate 'small claims' court; civil cases up to $10,000 are filed in magistrate court (or Metropolitan Court in Bernalillo County). Where and how to file, from the official pages: County where the plaintiff lives, where the defendant lives, or where the incident occurred (NM Courts guide). Fees: civil complaint filing fee: $72 (Plus $5 magistrate fee); total to file a complaint: $77 (Per NM Courts guide (2023-11 publication): $72 + $5); jury fee (non-refundable): $25 (Only if a jury is requested; plus $75 jury deposit). From the New Mexico Courts 'How to File a Civil Lawsuit' guide (uploaded 2023-11), which calls $77 the current total. Confirm with the court before filing. Service: Plaintiff cannot serve personally. Sheriff, private process server or adult non-party may serve: personal delivery; posting on front door plus mailing; leaving with household member 15+; or mail with two Acknowledgment of Receipt forms (only if signed and returned). Businesses: registered agent, officer, manager or person in charge, or mail to registered agent. Lawyers are allowed, with limits. How to use the kit, the 7 confirmed New Mexico facts at a glance, what we couldn't confirm (appeal, online filing) with the page to check, and a yes/no checklist: is the amount under $10,000, is it the right court, is there someone to serve and something to collect from.
• New Mexico Power of Attorney Signing Kit. Get your New Mexico power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. A signature is presumed genuine if acknowledged before a notary; the section doesn't make notarization a condition of validity. Step by step in signing order: statutory form: Start from the official form: New Mexico Durable Power of Attorney; notary: Notarizing isn't a condition of validity here, but do it anyway; witnesses: The execution section doesn't mention witnesses, and the state's form has no witness section; agent's acknowledgment: Complete the agent's section of the official form; recording for real estate: The act lets an agent record instruments but doesn't require the power of attorney to be recorded; durable after incapacity: Durable unless it says incapacity ends it. Notary: "A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature" Witnesses: "A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature" Agent's acknowledgment: "SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AGENT(S)" Durable after incapacity: "is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal." Recording: The act lets an agent record instruments but doesn't require the power of attorney to be recorded. Agent: The state's form has a signature and acknowledgment section for the agents, with a notary block. Plus a copies log.
• New Mexico Will Signing Day Kit. Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: At least two witnesses, who sign in the presence of the testator and of each other. Pick witnesses who get nothing under the will and aren't married to someone who does. Have a notary or another officer who can administer oaths there for the self-proving affidavit. The statute names that officer rather than notaries by name. Allowed. The testator's acknowledgment and the witnesses' affidavits are each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths. The rule here: A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it. The testator signs (or acknowledges the signature) while the witnesses watch, then each witness signs. Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in New Mexico: Not recognized: the probate code's definition of a will excludes a holographic will. The 5 confirmed New Mexico facts at a glance; not confirmed: electronic wills, remote witnessing.