New Hampshire Statutes
§ 556:20 — Administrator's Death, Etc
New Hampshire § 556:20
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Ch. 556SUITS BY AND AGAINST ADMINISTRATORS
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 556:20 (2026).
Text
An action in which an administrator is party shall not be abated by reason of his death, or of the extinguishment or revocation of his trust, but may be prosecuted or defended by the administrator succeeding to the trust, who may be called into court by scire facias, in the same manner and with the like effect as upon the death of other parties.
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Legislative History
RS 161:11. CS 170:11. GS 179:11. GL 198:11. PS 191:19. PL 302:20. RL 355:20.
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 § 556:20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/556/556%3A20.