Court of Wills, Estates & Probate Bernalillo County
The Bernalillo County Probate Court serves the public in exercising jurisdiction over cases of informal probate necessary to the proper settlement of estates of deceased persons. Conducts Wedding ceremonies within Bernalillo County.
Probate is the court process to obtain the legal authority to act on behalf of the estate of a person who has died (decedent). The estate is distributed according to: the decendent's will or if the decendent did not have a will, according to New Mexico's laws of intestate succession. The probate court appoints legally qualified persons, called personal representatives, to manage and settle the decedent's affairs. personal representatives distribute the assets decedent's estate to the rightful recipients. These might include heirs, devisees named in a valid and current will, or creditors.
Wills, Estates, & Probate
JURISDICTION OF THE COURT
Public outreach, information, service & presentations
Probate Forms Packets (Will or No Will) $5 at the Probate Court
Filing Fee $30
Certified copies $1.50
Links to On Line Forms
Case Look UP- Cases back to 1970
