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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates » Title 556 - Suits by and Against Administrators

Section 556:28 – Extension of Time.

    556:28 Extension of Time. – Whenever any person has a claim against the estate of a deceased person, which has not been prosecuted within the time limited by law, such person may apply to the court having subject matter jurisdiction over the nature of the claim, by petition setting forth all the facts; and […]

Section 556:29 – Two-Year Limitation.

    556:29 Two-Year Limitation. – If no administration shall have been granted upon the estate of a deceased person within two years from the date of death, no creditor of the deceased shall thereafter be entitled to maintain any action or proceeding in any court to appropriate the real estate or interests therein of which […]

Section 556:3 – Exhibition of Demand; Time.

    556:3 Exhibition of Demand; Time. – No such action shall be sustained unless the demand was exhibited to the administrator within six months after the original grant of administration, exclusive of the time such administration may have been suspended. Source. RS 161:2, 3. CS 170:2, 3. GS 179:2, 3. GL 198:2, 3. PS 191:2. […]

Section 556:30 – Estates of Presently Deceased Persons.

    556:30 Estates of Presently Deceased Persons. – The provisions of RSA 556:29 shall not apply to the estate of a person deceased prior to five o’clock p.m., April 8, 1941, until two years from said date. Source. 1941, 54:1. RL 355:30.

Section 556:31 – Confidential Communications.

    556:31 Confidential Communications. – I. A communication between an attorney and a client acting as an administrator is privileged and protected from disclosure to the same extent as if the client was acting in his, her, or its individual capacity and was not acting as an administrator. II. The privilege under paragraph I is […]

Section 556:4 – No Exhibition Required, When.

    556:4 No Exhibition Required, When. – If the estate has been represented insolvent within said six months no such exhibition shall be necessary to entitle the creditor to have the demand allowed by the commissioner. Source. RS 161:4. CS 170:4. GS 179:4. GL 198:4. PS 191:3. PL 302:4. RL 355:4. RSA 556:4. 1959, 114:5, […]

Section 556:5 – Suit Within One Year.

    556:5 Suit Within One Year. – 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, exclusive of the time such administration may have been suspended, except in cases where he has retained estate […]

Section 556:6 – Demands Not Due, Etc.

    556:6 Demands Not Due, Etc. – Demands against an estate not due, and demands depending on a contingency, may be filed in the court of probate, and the judge, after due notice, may require the administrator to retain in his hands, on settlement of his account, such sum as may be necessary to pay […]

Section 556:7 – Right of Action Surviving.

    556:7 Right of Action Surviving. – If a right of action existed in favor of or against the deceased at the time of his death, and survives, an action may be brought by or against the administrator at any time within one year after the original grant of administration. Source. RS 161:7. CS 170:7. […]

Section 556:9 – Survival of Tort Actions.

    556:9 Survival of Tort Actions. – Actions of tort for physical injuries to the person, although inflicted by a person while committing a felony, and the causes of such actions, shall survive to the extent, and subject to the limitations, set forth in RSA 556:10-14, and not otherwise. Source. 1850, 953:7. CS 150:66. GS […]