New Hampshire Statutes
§ 551:17 — Donatio Causa Mortis
New Hampshire § 551:17
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 551:17 (2026).
Text
No gift in expectation of death, often called donatio causa mortis, shall be valid, unless the actual delivery of the property to the donee shall be proved by two indifferent witnesses, upon petition of the donee to the judge to establish such gift, filed within sixty days after the decease of the donor.
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Legislative History
GS 174:17. GL 193:17. PS 186:18. PL 297:17. RL 350:17.
Nearby Sections
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§ 551:1
Testators§ 551:10
Child Not Named§ 551:12
Heirs of Legatee§ 551:13
Revocation§ 551:14
Implied§ 551:15
Nuncupative Will§ 551:16
Validity§ 551:17
Donatio Causa Mortis§ 551:2
Requirements§ 551:2-a
Self-Proved Wills§ 551:3
Interested Witness§ 551:4
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New Hampshire § 551:17, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/551/551%3A17.