Section 34-7-10 - [Proceedings in district court after transfer.]

NM Stat § 34-7-10 (2019) (N/A)
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All proceedings thus transferred shall be docketed as other causes in the district court, which court shall thereupon exercise the same authority and take the same steps and proceedings as would have otherwise have [sic] been taken in the probate court.

History: Laws 1933, ch. 102, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 16-413; 1953 Comp., § 16-4-13.

Bracketed material. — The bracketed word "sic" in this section was inserted by the compiler. It was not enacted by the legislature and is not a part of the law.

Jurisdiction of district court. — Where a probate proceeding was removed from a probate court to a district court, the district court possessed only such jurisdiction in the premises as that enjoyed by the probate court. In re Conley's Will, 1954-NMSC-112, 58 N.M. 771, 276 P.2d 906.