New Hampshire Statutes
§ 551:3 — Interested Witness
New Hampshire § 551:3
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 551:3 (2026).
Text
Any beneficial device or legacy made or given in a will to a subscribing witness thereto or to the wife or husband of such a witness shall be void unless there be 2 other subscribing witnesses, and such subscribing witness shall be a competent witness thereto; but a provision therein for the payment of a debt shall not be void nor disqualify the creditor as a witness thereto.
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Legislative History
RS 156:8. CS 165:8. GS 174:8. GL 193:8. PS 186:3. 1911, 3:1. PL 297:3. RL 350:3. RSA 551:3. 1983, 255:3, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
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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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 551:3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/551/551%3A3.