New Hampshire Statutes
§ 554:12 — Compromise
New Hampshire § 554:12
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Ch. 554INVENTORY, ACCOUNTS, AND DEALING WITH ASSETS
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 554:12 (2026).
Text
A debt due from an insolvent person may be compromised and discharged on payment of such part thereof as the administrator deems proper, and the administrator shall be chargeable only for the amount received.
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Legislative History
RS 159:8. CS 168:8. GS 177:9. GL 196:9. PS 189:10. PL 300:12. RL 353:12.
Nearby Sections
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§ 554:1
Inventory§ 554:10
Transfer to Heirs§ 554:11
Debts Due Estate§ 554:12
Compromise§ 554:13
Sale of Accounts§ 554:14
Administrator's Debt§ 554:14-a
Record of Decedent's Real Estate§ 554:15
Duties as to Real Estate§ 554:16
Redemption of Property§ 554:17
Sale of Real Estate§ 554:18
Real Estate Purchased, Etc§ 554:19
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New Hampshire § 554:12, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/554/554%3A12.