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    550:12 Person Beneficially Interested Defined. –

A person is beneficially interested if the person is:

I. An heir or distributee of an intestate estate;

II. A residuary legatee under a will;

III. A specific legatee under a will, but has not received the legacy;

IV. A beneficiary having a vested interest in a trust;

V. The attorney general in estates involving charitable trusts;

VI. A ward, or a minor under guardianship who is 14 years of age or older;

VII. An heir, or legatee under a will of a deceased ward;

VIII. A creditor who is known to the fiduciary and has not been paid; or

IX. The trustee of a trust which is a beneficiary of the estate.

Source. 1947, 264:6, par. 9. RL 349:9. RSA 550:12. 1977, 597:1. 1979, 291:1. 1998, 155:7. 2003, 82:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.