New Hampshire Statutes
§ 460:1 — Wife's Property
New Hampshire § 460:1
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XLIIIDOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 460HUSBAND AND WIFE
SubdivisionProperty Rights and Liabilities
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 460:1 (2026).
Text
Every woman shall hold to her own use, free from the interference or control of any husband she may have, all property at any time earned, acquired or inherited by, bequeathed, given or conveyed to her, either before or after marriage, if such earning, acquisition, conveyance, gift, or bequest were not occasioned by payment or pledge of the property of the husband.
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Legislative History
1860, 2342:1. 1865, 4080:1. GS 164:1. GL 183:1. PS 176:1. PL 288:1. RL 340:1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 460:1
Wife's Property§ 460:10
Operation of Provision§ 460:11
Conveyance of Goods§ 460:12
Property§ 460:13
Termination of Separation§ 460:14
Divorce§ 460:15
Custody of Children§ 460:16
Guardianship, etc§ 460:17
Property§ 460:18
Termination of Separation§ 460:19
Divorce§ 460:2
Wife's Contracts, etc§ 460:2-a
Antenuptial Agreements§ 460:20
Custody of Children§ 460:21
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 460:1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/460/460%3A1.