New Hampshire § 556:5 Suit Within One Year

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 556:5 — Suit Within One Year

New Hampshire § 556:5

Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES

Ch. 556SUITS BY AND AGAINST ADMINISTRATORS

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 556:5 (2026).

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No suit shall be maintained against an administrator for any cause of action against the deceased, unless it is begun within one year next after the original grant of administration, exclusive of the time such administration may have been suspended, except in cases where he has retained estate in his hands for the payment of the claim by order of the judge, and cases provided for by RSA 556:7 and RSA 556:28.

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No suit shall be maintained against an administrator for any cause of action against the deceased, unless it is begun within one year next after the original grant of administration, exclusive of the time such administration may have been suspended, except in cases where he has retained estate in his hands for the payment of the claim by order of the judge, and cases provided for by RSA 556:7 and RSA 556:28.