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The probate court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the following:
(a) The probate of wills.
(b) The granting of administration and all matters and things of probate jurisdiction relating to the composition, administration, sale, settlement, and final distribution of estates of deceased persons
New Hampshire · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · RSA 547:3, I(a)–(b)
The word administrator may include every person to whom the administration of an estate or the execution of a will may be granted.
I. To the executor named in his will.
II. To the widow, husband or any of the next of kin, or to such suitable person as they or any of them may nominate.
neglected, for thirty days after the decease of the person upon whose estate administration is to be granted, to apply for administration.
New Hampshire · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · RSA 553:1, 553:2, 553:3
No administrator of the estate of any deceased person shall be appointed until a certified copy of the death record of the decedent has been filed with the probate court, provided this requirement may be waived by the judge upon petition.
New Hampshire · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · RSA 553:1-a
To return to the judge a true and perfect inventory of the estate of the deceased, upon oath, within 90 days from the date of appointment.
To render to the judge an account of administration, upon oath, within one year, and annually thereafter unless excused by the judge or as provided by law
New Hampshire · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · RSA 553:13, I(a), (c)
Upon appointment of an administrator, the clerk shall, within 15 days of such appointment, cause notice thereof to be published
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no publication of notice shall be required when the estate has a gross value of $10,000 or less.
New Hampshire · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · RSA 553:16
Every executor shall, within sixty days after his appointment, notify each legatee specifically named in the will
New Hampshire · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · RSA 552:15
No action shall be sustained against an administrator if begun within six months after the original grant of administration, nor unless the demand has been exhibited to the administrator and payment has been demanded.
No such action shall be sustained unless the demand was exhibited to the administrator within six months after the original grant of administration
No suit shall be maintained against an administrator for any cause of action against the deceased, unless it is begun within one year next after the original grant of administration
New Hampshire · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · RSA 556:1, 556:3, 556:5
Every person having the custody of a will shall, within 30 days after he has knowledge of the decease of the testator, deliver it to the court of probate, or to the person named therein as executor.
Any person who shall neglect any duty required by RSA 552:2 and 552:3 shall, unless he gives an excuse satisfactory to the court of probate, forfeit the sum of twenty dollars for each month he shall so neglect after said thirty days
New Hampshire · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · RSA 552:2, 552:4
The person named as executor of a will shall, within 30 days after the decease of the testator, or within 30 days after the person has knowledge of being so named, whichever is later, file the will in the probate court.
If the estate contains no assets, the named executor shall provide a certificate of death for the decedent and shall file the will with no administration.
New Hampshire · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · RSA 552:3
During his or her life, an individual may commence a judicial proceeding to determine the validity of his or her will, subject only to the will's subsequent modification or revocation.
After the individual's death, the will for which there is a declaration of validity under this section shall have full legal effect as the individual's will and, upon request, shall be admitted to probate and conclusively deemed proved
New Hampshire · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · RSA 552:18
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