New Hampshire Statutes
§ 553:20 — Appointment
New Hampshire § 553:20
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Ch. 553ADMINISTRATORS AND THEIR APPOINTMENT
SubdivisionSpecial Administrators
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 553:20 (2026).
Text
Whenever, by reason of the trial of factual issues in a proceeding involving the validity of a will, or by reason of an appeal from the appointment of an administrator on questions of law, or from any other cause, there is delay in determining the final grant of administration upon the estate of a decedent, a special administrator may be appointed, if the interests of the estate require it.
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Legislative History
1877, 68:1. GL 195:18. PS 188:19. PL 299:20. RL 352:20. RSA 553:20. 1975, 395:10. 1992, 284:63, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
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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