New Hampshire § 553:25 Appointment

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 553:25 — Appointment

New Hampshire § 553:25

Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES

Ch. 553ADMINISTRATORS AND THEIR APPOINTMENT

SubdivisionNonresident Administrator to Appoint Agent

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 553:25 (2026).

Text

Every resident administrator who removes from the state or who goes out of the state with the intention of being absent more than a year, and every resident of another state who is appointed administrator within this state, shall forthwith appoint some person residing in this state as his agent, to receive notice of claims against the estate and service of process against him as administrator or executor. The appointment shall be in writing, and shall state the full name and post office address of the agent, and shall be filed in the office of the clerk.

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Every resident administrator who removes from the state or who goes out of the state with the intention of being absent more than a year, and every resident of another state who is appointed administrator within this state, shall forthwith appoint some person residing in this state as his agent, to receive notice of claims against the estate and service of process against him as administrator or executor. The appointment shall be in writing, and shall state the full name and post office address of the agent, and shall be filed in the office of the clerk.