New Hampshire Statutes
§ 560:2 — Use of House, Etc
New Hampshire § 560:2
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Ch. 560RIGHTS OF SURVIVING SPOUSE
SubdivisionAllowance to Widow
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 560:2 (2026).
Text
The widow may remain in the house of her husband forty days next after his death without being chargeable with rent therefor, and in the meantime shall have her reasonable sustenance out of the estate; and the same shall be taken into consideration by the judge in the allowance he may make to her.
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Legislative History
1862, 2599:1. GS 183:14. GL 202:12. PS 195:2. PL 306:2. RL 359:2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 560:1
Making; Account§ 560:14
Waiver and Release§ 560:15
Upon Wife§ 560:16
Upon Husband§ 560:17
Effect of Devise, Etc§ 560:18
Effect of Abandonment by Husband§ 560:19
Effect of Cause for Divorce§ 560:2
Use of House, Etc§ 560:21
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New Hampshire § 560:2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/560/560%3A2.