A. Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act, on and after January 1, 2017:

(1) the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act applies to a power of appointment created before, on or after January 1, 2017;

(2) the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of appointment commenced on or after January 1, 2017;

(3) the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of appointment commenced before January 1, 2017 unless the court finds that application of a particular provision of the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act would interfere substantially with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice a right of a party, in which case the particular provision of the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act does not apply and the superseded law applies;

(4) a rule of construction or presumption provided in the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act applies to an instrument executed before January 1, 2017 unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent in the terms of the instrument; and

(5) except as otherwise provided in Paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection, an action done before January 1, 2017 is not affected by the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act.

B. If a right is acquired, extinguished or barred on the expiration of a prescribed period that commenced under New Mexico law other than the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act before January 1, 2017, the law continues to apply to the right.

History: Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 603.

Effective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 69, § 727B made Laws 2016, ch. 69, §§ 101 through 603 and 724 effective January 1, 2017.