New Hampshire route screening

New Hampshire small-estate eligibility

This page gives no dollar limit for this route.

RSA 553:33 states no monetary ceiling; eligibility turns on the estate having been open at least six months, no unresolved debts or taxes, beneficiary assents, and lack of need for further supervision. Check: RSA 553:33 at https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LVI/553/553-mrg.htm

Summary administration is a closing procedure with no monetary cap.

Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised October 17, 2026.

1. Where and when

StateNew HampshireFixed to this page. Open the navigator to compare another state.Date of deathRequired. Without it no waiting period can be tested and the route stays undecided.

2. What they left

Asset 1

DescriptionValue$Not entered. A blank amount is not counted as zero.Enforceable liens or mortgage$Not entered. Enter 0 if there is no lien.OwnershipThis is real property

Asset 2

DescriptionValue$Not entered. A blank amount is not counted as zero.Enforceable liens or mortgage$Not entered. Enter 0 if there is no lien.OwnershipThis is real propertyWill it be sold during administration?Some court charges are assessed on sale proceeds and exclude real property that is kept, so this changes the amount.

Ownership determines whether an asset usually enters probate. Choose “Not sure” when title or beneficiary status has not been confirmed.

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Your working estimate

New Hampshire estate snapshot

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More information is needed

Counted probate estate: not yet counted

A valid date of death is required before any waiting period can be tested.

Gross probate propertyNot yet counted

Court chargeMore information neededPetition for Estate Administration (Circuit Court, Probate Division)2 asset entries have no value entered. A blank amount is not treated as zero, so the charge cannot be computed.Court charges only, for the proceeding named beside each figure. That proceeding is not always the route screened above.

Scheduled executor compensationMore information needed2 asset entries have no value entered.The probate-title statutes cited set no personal-representative compensation standard. RSA 554:26 only requires annual accounts and does not set compensation; the court rules and resources that could settle the question had not been confirmed as of August 9, 2026, so ask the Probate Division.

This route check is general information, not legal advice. It does not test every eligibility condition, creditor issue, will provision, local fee, or asset-title fact.

An administrator may move after the estate has been open at least six months, with no outstanding debts, obligations, unpaid or unresolved claims, taxes addressed, beneficiary assents, and no need for further court supervision. RSA 553:32 separately waives inventory, bond, and accounting in specified beneficiary/assent situations.

Where the limit comes from

Is this the limit that applies?

No dollar limit is given for this route. Why, and where the rule is set, are explained below.

Check the eligibility rule before relying on a dollar amount.The reason this page gives no single limit is explained below.

Why no figure is published: RSA 553:33 states no monetary ceiling; eligibility turns on the estate having been open at least six months, no unresolved debts or taxes, beneficiary assents, and lack of need for further supervision.

Where the rule is set: RSA 553:33 at https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LVI/553/553-mrg.htm

How the New Hampshire screen is measured

Procedure	Summary administration (post-appointment closing)
What counts	The probate estate within the statute’s scope, so solely owned real property can count
Value basis	Gross value; liens are not subtracted
Waiting period	Confirm the filing date with the Circuit Court, Probate Division

The six-month interval runs from appointment, not death; counting it from the date of death would change the legal trigger. Before submitting the paperwork, confirm whether a waiting period applies and which event starts it. Check: RSA 553:33, II

The New Hampshire caveats that can change this answer are listed once, on the New Hampshire overview.

The official New Hampshire path

No statewide form is published for this route; ask the Circuit Court, Probate Division in the county of residence for its packet.

What a small-estate screen can and cannot decide, and which assets never enter it, is explained once in small-estate affidavit or probate and what counts as a probate asset.

Controlling source

Statute

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 553:32-:33 (RSA 553:32-:33)

RSA 553:32-:33, waiver and summary administration

The section’s own words

Section 553:33 553:33 Summary Administration. I. This section shall apply to all estates, testate and intestate, other than those estates governed by RSA 553:32. II. Summary administration is available to expedite the closing of an estate when further court supervision of the administration of the estate is no longer necessary. The approval of a motion for summary administration by the court will eliminate the requirement of filing a final account and receipts for the balance of the estate. All other documents required by statute shall be filed. In those estates in which there is federal estate tax liability, the court shall not require the administrator to file a closing letter from the Internal Revenue Service. An administrator may file a motion for summary administration to close an estate not less than 6 months after the date of appointment of the administrator.

New Hampshire Legislature · 2021, 206:2, Pt. VI, Sec. 2, eff. July 1, 2021. · Rechecked October 3, 2026

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