New Hampshire Statutes
§ 556:1 — No Action Within Six Months, Etc
New Hampshire § 556:1
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Ch. 556SUITS BY AND AGAINST ADMINISTRATORS
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 556:1 (2026).
Text
No action shall be sustained against an administrator if begun within six months after the original grant of administration, nor unless the demand has been exhibited to the administrator and payment has been demanded.
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Legislative History
RS 161:1. CS 170:1. GS 179:1. GL 198:1. PS 191:1. PL 302:1. RL 355:1. RSA 556:1. 1959, 114:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1960.
Nearby Sections
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§ 556:10
Pending Actions§ 556:11
New Action§ 556:13
Limitation of Recovery§ 556:14
Distribution of Damages§ 556:15
Survival of Other Actions§ 556:16
Real Actions§ 556:17
Real Actions Pending§ 556:18
Appeals§ 556:19
Action by Interested Person§ 556:2
Notice of Claim§ 556:20
Administrator's Death, Etc§ 556:21
Joint Demands§ 556:22
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 556:1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/556/556%3A1.