IN RE ESTATE OF YOGIJI

No. 31,178.

311 P.3d 1224 (2013)

2013-NMCA-104

In the Matter of the ESTATE of Harbhajan Singh Khalsa YOGIJI, Deceased. Inderjit Kaur Puri, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied October 17, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Soni Law Firm, Surjit P. Soni , Pasadena, CA, for Appellant.

Sanders & Westbrook, PC, Maureen A. Sanders , Wray & Girard, PC, Jane Katherine Girard , Katherine Wray , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.


OPINION

FRY, Judge.

{1} This case requires us to interpret NMSA 1978, Section 45-3-108(A)(4) (2011), which provides an exception to the Probate Code's three-year time limit for opening a formal testacy or appointment proceeding under certain circumstances. Under this exception, a personal representative appointed more than three years after the decedent's death has the right to possess estate assets only to the extent necessary to confirm title...

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