New Hampshire § 560:20 Payment of Wages to Surviving Spouse

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 560:20 — Payment of Wages to Surviving Spouse

New Hampshire § 560:20

Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES

Ch. 560RIGHTS OF SURVIVING SPOUSE

SubdivisionMiscellaneous Provisions

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 560:20 (2026).

Text

Any wages, salaries or commissions of a deceased person not exceeding five hundred dollars due from any employer shall be paid to the surviving spouse of the deceased employee without the necessity of administration of his estate. Provided, however, that the surviving spouse shall first file with the employer an affidavit stating that the person so affirming is the surviving spouse of the deceased employee.

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Any wages, salaries or commissions of a deceased person not exceeding five hundred dollars due from any employer shall be paid to the surviving spouse of the deceased employee without the necessity of administration of his estate. Provided, however, that the surviving spouse shall first file with the employer an affidavit stating that the person so affirming is the surviving spouse of the deceased employee.