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Every quotation on this page is the official body’s own words, as they stood on the day we read them. The date is beside each one.
Registering the death comes first. These are New Hampshire’s own words on who files the record, and how soon.
The funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent shall file all death record information, including the medical certification, within 36 hours of receiving the body and prior to final disposal of the body.
New Hampshire · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · RSA 5-C:66, VI
The will has its own rules. These are New Hampshire’s own words on who brings it to the court after a death, and what the court does with it.
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
The first hours in the official words, certified copies of the death certificate, and the offices that need to hear first.
The estate: probate in New Hampshire, its route for a smaller estate, what falls to whoever is settling it, and the accounts that pass outside the will.
The debts, the tax returns, money nobody knew about, and the home.
For a household that would rather have it written down before it is needed: the free checklist, and the planner.
A couple. A parent. An adult child and a parent, doing it together. One sitting starts it; keep it current, and tell someone where it is.
