New Hampshire Statutes
§ 553:2 — Right to Administer
New Hampshire § 553:2
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Ch. 553ADMINISTRATORS AND THEIR APPOINTMENT
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 553:2 (2026).
Text
Administration of the estate of any person deceased shall be granted:
I.To the executor named in his will.
II.To the widow, husband or any of the next of kin, or to such suitable person as they or any of them may nominate.
III.To one of the devisees or creditors.
IV.To such other person as the judge may think proper.
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Legislative History
RS 158:2. CS 167:2. GS 176:2. GL 195:2. PS 188:2. 1919, 34:1. PL 299:2. RL 352:2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 553:1
Administrator Defined§ 553:1-a
Death Record Required§ 553:13
Bond§ 553:17
Intermeddling, Etc§ 553:19
Presumption of Death§ 553:2
Right to Administer§ 553:20
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New Hampshire § 553:2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/553%3A2.