{"id":1713,"date":"2020-10-22T12:47:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T18:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tax.newmexico.gov\/individuals\/?page_id=1713"},"modified":"2023-03-28T15:40:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T21:40:37","slug":"how-property-becomes-abandoned","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tax.newmexico.gov\/individuals\/learn-about-unclaimed-property-overview\/how-property-becomes-abandoned\/","title":{"rendered":"How property becomes abandoned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;round&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#ffffff 0%|#dedede  100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#dedede &#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px||4px||true|false&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops_tablet=&#8221;#ffffff 0%|#dedede  100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops_phone=&#8221;#ffffff 0%|#dedede  100%&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#c9c9c9&#8243; global_module=&#8221;210&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_dmb_breadcrumbs font_icon=&#8221;%%20%%&#8221; home_icon=&#8221;%%236%%&#8221; use_home_text=&#8221;on&#8221; home_text=&#8221;Individuals&#8221; use_home_url=&#8221;on&#8221; home_url=&#8221;\/individuals\/individuals\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#282728&#8243; separator_text_color=&#8221;#282728&#8243; link_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|15px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_dmb_breadcrumbs][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; padding_top_bottom_link_2=&#8221;false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Explore Section &#038; Events&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe044;||divi||400&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;7b5e95ba-231a-438c-8dd9-6676746c29e6&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_sidebar area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;50d7f88b-470d-49c8-b370-96c4a9bca4df&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|20px||20px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; title_letter_spacing=&#8221;-3px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Property may become abandoned in many ways.<\/h2>\n<p>People might move or cease employment and forget to take their safe-deposit contents or final paychecks. Persons experiencing a sudden change in circumstances can lose track of their assets in the confusion. They can forget assets acquired long ago or stored for a long time. They also may be unaware that property belongs to them; for example, beneficiaries of insurance policies or landowners having minerals extracted from their property.<\/p>\n<p>Have you forgotten about a checking or savings account, uncashed money orders, cashiers\u2019 checks, unclaimed insurance benefits, mineral royalty payments, safe-deposit box contents, unused gift certificates, unclaimed security deposits, cash dividends, stock, court deposits and utility deposits or refunds\u2014even paychecks?<\/p>\n<p>Click the Unclaimed Property Search button on the left-hand side of this page to find out how to check state repositories for unclaimed property.<\/p>\n<p>Before starting a search, you can review the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kantrowitz.com\/kantrowitz\/uncl-prop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unclaimed Property<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0page to review the basic criteria for submitting a claim for abandoned property. 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