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NH Rev Stat § 547:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:7 - Repealed by 1992, 284:86, IX, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.

    547:7 Repealed by 1992, 284:86, IX, eff. Jan. 1, 1993. –|
NH Rev Stat § 547:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:8 - Probate of Will, Etc.

    547:8 Probate of Will, Etc. –||Probate of the will and granting administration on the estate of a person deceased shall belong to the judge for the county in which such person was last an inhabitant; but if such person was not an inhabitant of this state the same shall belong to the judge for any county in which such person had estate, or in which the personal representative or kin of such person has a cause of action.|||Source. RS 152:7. CS 161:7. GS 170:6. GL 189:6. PS 182:8. 1905, 8:1. PL 293:8. RL 346:8.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:9 - Settlement of Estates.

    547:9 Settlement of Estates. –||All proceedings in relation to the settlement of the estate of a person deceased shall be had in the probate court of the county in which his will was proved or administration on his estate was granted.|||Source. RS 152:8. CS 161:8. GS 170:7. GL 189:7. PS 182:9. PL 293:9. RL 346:9.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:10 - Guardianship Proceedings.

    547:10 Guardianship Proceedings. –||All proceedings in relation to the property or estate of a person under guardianship shall be had in the court of probate of the county in which the guardian was appointed.|||Source. RS 152:9. CS 161:9. GS 170:8. GL 189:8. PS 182:10. PL 293:10. RL 346:10.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:11 - Enforcement of Orders, Etc.

    547:11 Enforcement of Orders, Etc. –||The judge shall have power to enforce all orders and decrees made by him in the exercise of any authority or jurisdiction conferred upon him, and to punish contempts of his authority, as the superior court has in like cases. Whenever it appears necessary to preserve or protect the assets of any estate, the judge, on application or upon his own motion, may impound the books, records and assets of any fiduciary or may enjoin the withdrawal of any moneys or deposits or transfers of any securities by any fiduciary, or may direct the temporary investment of the assets of any estate in securities approved by the judge or require them to be deposited in any bank or institution authorized to receive deposits.|||Source. 1911, 129:1. PL 293:11. RL 346:11. RSA 547:11. 1957, 240:2, eff. July 31, 1957.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:11-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:11-a - Authority on Accounting by Fiduciaries.

    547:11-a Authority on Accounting by Fiduciaries. –||In any accounting by an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or other fiduciary, the judge may require him, or any of them if there are more than one, to produce during the proceedings or afterward, as he may direct, any securities or moneys comprised in the account or any documents relating to the investments of the estate, and to replace any moneys or property that have been improperly applied or disposed of, or the value thereof, and to pay or transfer the same or any moneys or property with which the fiduciary or fiduciaries may be charged into a proper account or otherwise, as he may order, in such manner that the same shall be in the control of the persons entitled thereto; and the proceedings upon every such account shall be considered for all purposes to be proceedings in equity, and orders and decrees of the judge therein shall be enforceable accordingly.|||Source. 1957, 240:3, eff. July 31, 1957.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:11-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:11-b - Declaratory Judgments.

    547:11-b Declaratory Judgments. –||Any person claiming a present legal or equitable right or title to real or personal property in the estate of deceased persons or to guardianship, conservatorship, or trust assets may maintain a petition against the estate, guardian, conservator, or trustee to determine the question as between the parties, and the probate court's judgment or decree thereon shall be conclusive. The existence of an adequate remedy at law or in equity shall not preclude any person from obtaining such declaratory relief.|||Source. 1992, 284:51. 1993, 190:6. 1996, 265:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:11-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:11-c - Quiet Title.

    547:11-c Quiet Title. –|| An action may be brought in probate court by any person claiming title to, or any interest in, real or personal property, or both, in partition under RSA 547-C, listed in the estate of a deceased person or listed as guardianship, conservatorship, or trust assets over which the probate court has jurisdiction, against the estate, guardian, conservator, or trustee who may claim to own the same, either in fee, for years, for life or in reversion or remainder, or to have any interest in the same, or any lien or encumbrance thereon, adverse to the plaintiff, or in whom the land records disclose any interest, whether or not the plaintiff is entitled to the immediate or exclusive possession of such property, for the purpose of determining such adverse estate, interest or claim, and to clear up all doubts and disputes and to quiet and settle the title to the same. In any action brought under this provision, where applicable, the procedure set forth in RSA 498:5-b through 5-d shall be followed.|||Source. 1992, 284:51. 2000, 232:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:11-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:11-d - Transfer to Superior Court.

    547:11-d Transfer to Superior Court. –||In cases where a right to jury trial is guaranteed by the constitution or granted by statute, a plaintiff desiring a jury trial shall file the action in the superior court, and filing the action in the probate court where there is concurrent jurisdiction shall constitute a waiver of a jury trial by the plaintiff. If the defendant desires a jury trial, the defendant shall indicate the request for a jury trial at the time of the defendant's initial pleading with the court. Failure to timely request a jury trial shall constitute a waiver by the defendant thereof. If a jury trial is requested by the defendant, the matter shall be transferred to the superior court.|||Source. 1992, 284:51, eff. Jan. 1, 1993. 2011, 88:11, eff. July 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:11-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:11-e - Repealed by 2011, 88:29(28), eff. July 1, 2011.

    547:11-e Repealed by 2011, 88:29(28), eff. July 1, 2011. –|
NH Rev Stat § 547:11-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:11-f - Motions for Summary Judgment.

    547:11-f Motions for Summary Judgment. –||In any proceeding in the probate court, summary judgment may be granted in accordance with procedures established by supreme court rule.|||Source. 1993, 190:7, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:12 - Drawing Will.

    547:12 Drawing Will. –||He shall not make or draft a will for any other person, and all wills so made or drawn after July 16, 1864, shall be void.|||Source. 1864, 2882:4. GS 170:18. GL 189:23. PS 182:11. PL 293:12. RL 346:12.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:13 - Acting as Counsel.

    547:13 Acting as Counsel. –||He shall not act as counsel or advocate in any business in, or which may be brought into any probate court. No attorney shall be permitted to practice before any probate judge who is a partner, associate, employee or employer of said attorney, or is a stockholder in a professional corporation for the practice of law in which said attorney is stockholder. Full-time probate judges under RSA 547:2-a shall be prohibited from the practice of law to any degree.|||Source. 1866, 4251:1. GS 170:19. GL 189:20. PS 182:12. PL 293:13. RL 346:13. RSA 547:13. 1969, 242:1. 1987, 384:5, eff. May 26, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:14 - Interest.

    547:14 Interest. –||He shall not act as judge in the settlement of any estate wherein he is interested as heir or legatee, executor, or administrator, or as guardian or trustee of any person.|||Source. RS 152:10. CS 161:10. GS 170:9. GL 189:9. PS 182:13. PL 293:14. RL 346:14.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:15 - If Disqualified to Sit.

    547:15 If Disqualified to Sit. –||If the judge disqualifies himself, by reason of a conflict of interest or otherwise, to sit in any case, he shall cause a record of the disqualification to be made and shall adjourn the case to another time and place. Upon the assignment of the administrative judge of the probate court, a full-time judge or, if he is unavailable, another judge shall have the power to make any decree or order which could have been made by the judge before whom the case was originally entered, had he not disqualified himself.|||Source. RS 152:11. CS 161:11. 1864, 2882:1. GS 170:10. GL 189:10. PS 182:14. PL 293:15. RL 346:15. RSA 547:15. 1981, 518:1. 1987, 384:6. 1992, 284:52, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:16 - Compensation of Judge Acting for Another.

    547:16 Compensation of Judge Acting for Another. –||Such judge shall be allowed the same per diem compensation as is generally allowed to masters by the superior court plus his reasonable expenses, which shall be paid by the state.|||Source. RS 152:13. CS 161:13. 1864, 2882:2. GS 170:11. GL 189:11. PS 182:15. PL 293:16. RL 346:16. 1953, 106:1. RSA 547:16. 1963, 127:1. 1979, 125:2. 1983, 383:49. 1997, 100:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:17 - Records; Appeals.

    547:17 Records;  Appeals. –||The records in the case shall be kept, and appeals shall be claimed and allowed, in the county where the case may be pending.|||Source. RS 152:12. CS 161:12. GS 170:12. GL 189:12. PS 182:16. PL 293:17. RL 346:17.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:18 - Vacancy.

    547:18 Vacancy. –||Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the judge of probate of any county, the administrative judge of the probate court shall call upon the judge of some other county, who shall act during such vacancy. Such judge who is called upon shall receive the same per diem compensation determined by the supreme court upon recommendation by the judicial branch administrative council, plus reasonable expenses, which shall be paid by the state.|||Source. 1883, 71:1. PS 182:17. 1917, 107:1. PL 293:18. RL 346:18. 1953, 106:2. RSA 547:18. 1963, 127:2. 1967, 401:1. 1987, 384:7. 1992, 284:53, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:18-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:18-a - Absence or Inability to Attend.

    547:18-a Absence or Inability to Attend. –||Whenever a judge of probate in any county shall be absent or unable to attend a session of the probate court, the administrative judge of the probate court shall call upon the judge of some other county, who shall act during such absence or inability. Such judge who is called upon shall receive per diem compensation determined by the supreme court upon recommendation by the judicial branch administrative council, plus reasonable expenses, which shall be paid by the state.|||Source. 1967, 401:2. 1979, 125:1. 1983, 383:50. 1987, 384:8. 1992, 284:54, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:19 - Powers of Judge Acting for Another.

    547:19 Powers of Judge Acting for Another. –||The judge so holding court is authorized to do any business that the judge for the county could lawfully do.|||Source. 1883, 71:2. PS 182:18. 1917, 107:2. PL 293:19. RL 346:19. RSA 547:19. 1997, 100:9, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:19-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:19-a - Retirement Due to Disability.

    547:19-a Retirement Due to Disability. –||Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any judge of probate who shall become unable to perform his duties because of permanent disability shall be retired from regular active service on the bench for the remainder of his term. Any such judge who desires to retire because of inability to perform his duties shall certify to the governor and council his disability to perform his duties. If they find him unable to perform his duties because of permanent disability, the governor and council shall order his retirement from regular active service. If a judge of probate who is permanently disabled to perform his duties shall be unable or unwilling to certify his disability, any three justices of the probate court shall certify in writing his disability to the governor and council, who shall, if they find him after due notice and hearing, unable to perform his duties because of permanent disability, order his retirement from regular active service. The governor and council upon retirement of any such judge of probate as provided herein shall appoint a successor to serve out the remainder of the term. Any judge of probate who has served in such capacity for a period of at least ten years in said office, retired from regular active service because of permanent disability, shall receive during the remainder of his term a salary equal to one-half the salary being paid to him at the time of his retirement, except in case of his election to take other retirement benefits as hereinafter provided. Any judge retired from active regular service under the provisions hereof who is also a member of the state employees' retirement system or the New Hampshire retirement system shall be entitled to retire with disability benefits under either of said systems, upon notification to the retirement board. If, however, said judge elects to take payments under the provisions of this section he shall thereby forfeit all rights to any benefits provided under said employees' or New Hampshire retirement system.|||Source. 1969, 346:1, eff. Aug. 29, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:19-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:19-b - Retirement Due to Constitutional Age Limitation.

    547:19-b Retirement Due to Constitutional Age Limitation. –||Any judge of probate who is not a full-time judge under the provisions of RSA 547:2-a who retires from active regular service due to the provisions of RSA 493:2, relative to the constitutional age limitation, before January 1, 1981, after having served in such capacity for at least 7 years, or on January 1, 1981 or thereafter, having served in such capacity for at least 20 years; shall receive thereafter and until his death a salary equal to 3/4 of $19,102 plus an adjustment proportional to any general pay increase granted to judicial branch employees payable in the same manner that salaries of judges of probate are paid. Such payments shall be a charge against the biennial appropriations for the probate court or from funds otherwise unappropriated. Retirement payments as provided in this section shall be in lieu of any rights or benefits under the New Hampshire retirement system to which such judge would otherwise be entitled. Any judge of probate who is a member of the state employees' retirement system or the New Hampshire retirement system may terminate his membership therein and upon termination any accumulated contributions shall be paid over to him on written request. No judge of probate whose membership is not so terminated shall be eligible for payments under this section.|||Source. 1979, 255:1. 1987, 384:9, eff. May 26, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:19-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:19-c - Retired Judges of Probate.

    547:19-c Retired Judges of Probate. –||Each judge of the probate court retired therefrom by age limitation who has served on such court shall upon retirement become a referee. Such referees shall be empowered to act as such in the probate courts, and their powers and the procedures for hearings before them shall be determined by statute or rule of court. Such referees shall be allowed their expenses and a per diem compensation determined by the supreme court upon recommendation by the judicial branch administrative council, established pursuant to supreme court rule.|||Source. 1979, 409:1. 1992, 284:55, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:19-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:19-d - Retirement at Age 65.

    547:19-d Retirement at Age 65. –||Any judge of probate, who is not a full-time judge under the provisions of RSA 547:2-a, who retires upon becoming 65 years old after having served in such capacity for at least 20 years, shall receive thereafter and until his death a salary equal to 3/4 of the sum of $19,102 plus an adjustment proportional to any general pay increase granted to judicial branch employees. Such payments shall be a charge against the biennial appropriations for the probate court, and shall be included by the administrative office of the courts in its request for appropriations. Retirement payments as provided in this section shall be in lieu of any rights or benefits under the New Hampshire retirement system to which such judge would otherwise be entitled. Any judge of probate who is a member of the state employees' retirement system or the New Hampshire retirement system may terminate his membership therein and upon termination any accumulated contributions shall be paid over to him on written request. No judge of probate whose membership is not so terminated shall be eligible for payments under this section.|||Source. 1981, 385:1. 1987, 384:10, eff. May 26, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:20 - At Dwelling-house, Etc.

    547:20 At Dwelling-house, Etc. –||The judge may attend at the dwelling-house or in the neighborhood of the residence of an administrator, guardian, trustee or other person who shall be unable, by reason of sickness or other sufficient cause, to attend the court of probate at the time and place appointed by law, whenever the personal attendance of such person is required.|||Source. RS 152:14. CS 161:14. GS 170:13. GL 189:13. PS 182:19. PL 293:20. RL 346:20.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:21 - Adjournment.

    547:21 Adjournment. –||He may adjourn his court for the transaction of any business to any convenient time and place.|||Source. RS 151:16. CS 161:16. GS 170:15. GL 189:15. PS 182:20. PL 293:21. RL 346:21.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:22 - Repealed by 1987, 384:15, I, eff. May 26, 1987.

    547:22 Repealed by 1987, 384:15, I, eff. May 26, 1987. –|
NH Rev Stat § 547:22-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:22-a - Transitional Adjustment.

    547:22-a Transitional Adjustment. –||Notwithstanding RSA 491-A:4, judges of probate who are not full-time judges under RSA 547:2-a and who were appointed prior to the effective date of this section shall receive as annual salary for a period of 10 years either (a) the sum of $19,102 plus 50 percent of the total amount of special session fee income received in 1985; or (b) the salary established for such judge through the application of the weighted caseload compensation schedule set forth in RSA 491-A:4, plus 50 percent of the total amount of special session fee income received in 1985; whichever is greater. After 10 years, these judges shall be compensated by application of the weighted caseload compensation schedule pursuant to RSA 491-A:4.|||Source. 1987, 384:4, eff. May 26, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:22-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:22-b - Probate Court Judges Expenses.

    547:22-b Probate Court Judges Expenses. –||The judges shall be entitled to receive their actual personal expenses when absent from their assigned court in the performance of their official duties. The judges shall not be reimbursed for mileage to commute from the judge's residence to their assigned court except for any mileage in excess of 50 miles each way.|||Source. 2004, 91:4, eff. July 6, 2004. 2009, 60:5, eff. Aug. 2, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 547:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:23 - Repealed by 1987, 384:15, II, eff. May 26, 1987.

    547:23 Repealed by 1987, 384:15, II, eff. May 26, 1987. –|
NH Rev Stat § 547:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 547 - Judges of Probate and Their Jurisdiction|Section 547:24 - Other Compensation Prohibited.

    547:24 Other Compensation Prohibited. –||The judge shall not receive any compensation directly or indirectly for services by him rendered relating to any probate business, except his salary and any per diem compensation as provided by law.|||Source. 1866, 4251:1. GS 170:19. 1876, 42:1. GL 189:20. PS 182:24. PL 293:24. RL 346:24. RSA 547:24. 1987, 384:11, eff. May 26, 1987.|