New Hampshire § 550:12 Person Beneficially Interested Defined

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 550:12 — Person Beneficially Interested Defined

New Hampshire § 550:12

Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES

Ch. 550CITATIONS AND NOTICE

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 550:12 (2026).

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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.

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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.