New Hampshire Statutes
§ 553:1-a — Death Record Required
New Hampshire § 553:1-a
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Ch. 553ADMINISTRATORS AND THEIR APPOINTMENT
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 553:1-a (2026).
Text
No administrator of the estate of any deceased person shall be appointed until a certified copy of the death record of the decedent has been filed with the probate court, provided this requirement may be waived by the judge upon petition.
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Legislative History
1995, 277:18. 1997, 325:20, eff. Aug. 22, 1997.
Nearby Sections
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 553:1-a, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/553/553%3A1-a.