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1 IN RE ESTATE OF JEWELL, 2001-NMCA-008, 130 N.M. 93, 18 P.3d 334 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALICE G. JEWELL, Deceased. ANDY BRITO, Personal Representative of the Estate of ALICE G. JEWELL, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ROBERT L. JEWELL, Defendant-Appellant.
Docket No. 20,545 COURT OF APPEALS OF NEW MEXICO 2001-NMCA-008, 130 N.M. 93, 18 P.3d 334 January 10, 2001, Filed APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BERNALILLO COUNTY. Robert H. Scott, District Judge. Released for Publication February 19, 2001. Certiorari Denied, No. 26,783, February 16, 2001. COUNSEL William A. L'Esperance, Albuquerque, NM for Appellee. Martin E. Threet, Joseph L. Romero, Martin E. Threet & Associates, Albuquerque, NM for Appellant. JUDGES BOSSON, Judge. RICHARD C. BOSSON, Judge WE CONCUR: JAMES J. WECHSLER, Judge MICHAEL D. BUSTAMANTE, Judge. AUTHOR: RICHARD C. BOSSON OPINION

{*93} {*334} BOSSON, Judge. {1} In this appeal, we construe for the first time a section of the New Mexico Uniform Probate Code (New Mexico Code) that provides statutory allowances to a surviving spouse. See NMSA 1978,

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