New Hampshire Statutes

§ 559:5 — Sale by Consent

New Hampshire § 559:5
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Ch. 559LICENSE TO SELL REAL ESTATE

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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 559:5 (2026).

Text

Whenever it shall be necessary to sell real estate for the payment of debts the judge, on application of the administrator, with the assent of the widow or surviving husband, if any, and, if there is no widow or surviving husband, then with the assent of the guardian of the minor children, if any, may grant license for the sale of the whole real estate of the deceased, including the homestead right and any other interest therein, and the reversions thereof.

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Legislative History

1854, 1532:1. GS 182:15. GL 201:15. PS 194:5. PL 305:5. RL 358:5. RSA 559:5. 1971, 179:18, eff. Aug. 10, 1971.

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