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Every source behind the New Hampshire guide

4 primary records, quoted verbatim and checked against 14 named presence or absence conditions that must pass against the live government text. Open the record, read the words the publishing body actually used, and confirm the current rule for yourself.

Last full re-fetch September 15, 2026

What each source establishes

The New Hampshire guide rests on the source-backed rules this site can verify for the state: which simplified procedure exists and what it limits, what the court charges, how the person administering the estate may be paid, and the statutory creditor-deadline clocks the official text states.Every published rule below is quoted in the publisher’s own words rather than summarised.

Simplified-procedure rule

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

New Hampshire Legislature · 2021, 206:2, Pt. VI, Sec. 2, eff. July 1, 2021. · Verified August 9, 2026

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.

What was published from this source

  • NH N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 553:32-:33

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • section identity
  • quoted legal rule
  • section identity

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Court cost rule

N.H. Circuit Court Filing Fees, Probate Division (eff. 07/01/2025); N.H. Prob. Div. R. 169; RSA 490:26-a

New Hampshire Judicial Branch · 07/01/2025 · Verified August 9, 2026

Petition for Estate Administration with a value of $10,000 or less ..................... $150.00 Petition for Estate Administration with a value of $10,001 to $25,000 ............ $205.00 Petition for Estate Administration with a value more than $25,000 ................. $305.00

What this means: The statewide estate-administration filing fee is set by the New Hampshire Supreme Court's fee schedule (Probate Division Rule 169) under RSA 490:26-a, not by a dollar figure in the RSA text. The HTML fee pages return HTTP 403 to a machine fetch, but the official PDF schedule returns the fee table verbatim and is the pinned source. Fees are tiered by estate value: $150 / $205 / $305.

What was published from this source

  • NH N.H. Circuit Court Filing Fees, Probate Division (eff. 07/01/2025); N.H. Prob. Div. R. 169; RSA 490:26-a

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • band 1 $150 (value $10,000 or less)
  • band 2 $205 ($10,001 to $25,000)
  • band 3 $305 (more than $25,000)
  • section identity probate fee schedule
  • section identity

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Creditor deadline rule

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 556:1-:7 (RSA 556:1-:7)

New Hampshire Legislature · 1959, 114:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1960. · Verified August 9, 2026

556:1 No Action Within Six Months, Etc. – No action shall be sustained against an administrator if begun within six months after the original grant of administration, nor unless the demand has been exhibited to the administrator and payment has been demanded. Source. RS 161:1. CS 170:1. GS 179:1. GL 198:1. PS 191:1. PL 302:1. RL 355:1. RSA 556:1. 1959, 114:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1960. Section 556:2 556:2 Notice of Claim. – A notice sent to the administrator or his agent by registered mail, setting forth the nature and amount of the claim and a demand for payment, shall be deemed a sufficient exhibition and demand. Source. 1919, 69:1. PL 302:2. RL 355:2. Section 556:3 556:3 Exhibition of Demand; Time.

What was published from this source

  • NH N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 556:1-:7

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • section identity
  • quoted legal rule
  • section identity

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Court and venue rule

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 490-F:3-:4 (RSA 490-F:3-:4)

New Hampshire Legislature · 2022, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2024. · Verified August 9, 2026

490-F:3 490-F:3 Circuit Court Divisions. – The circuit court shall consist of 3 divisions: a probate division, a district division, and a family division. The circuit court shall have the jurisdiction, powers, and duties conferred upon the former probate and district courts and upon the former judicial branch family division by RSA 547, RSA 502-A, and RSA 490-D. Source. 2011, 88:1, eff. July 1, 2011. Section 490-F:3-a 490-F:3-a District Division; Criminal Cases. – Notwithstanding the jurisdictional provisions of RSA 592-B:1, the circuit court - district division shall have jurisdiction to arraign defendants charged with felony offenses and to hold a preliminary examination to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the offense was committed and the defendant committed the offense, and if so, to be bound over to the superior court for further proceedings.

What was published from this source

  • NH N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 490-F:3-:4

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • section identity
  • quoted legal rule
  • section identity

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New Hampshire source decision map

How the New Hampshire records fit together

The source record is most useful when each citation has a job. This map links the New Hampshire procedure, cost, compensation, and deadline records to the decision each one can and cannot answer.

QuestionRecorded New Hampshire answerCarry into the case
What route is being screened?Summary administration (post-appointment closing)Confirm that the will, prior appointment, family facts, and asset titles fit this route.
What property and basis count?probate property within the rule's stated scope; gross value for this route.Keep real property, liens, beneficiary transfers, and survivorship transfers classified separately.
What is the amount screen?No numeric ceiling verifiedUse the counted property, not a bank-balance shortcut.
What is the time or deadline record?No waiting-period number verified; New Hampshire uses appointment-based stages: no action in the first six months, exhibition and demand within six months after the original grant, and suit within one year after that grant, with suspension and statutory exceptions. These are distinct procedural deadlines rather than one claim-bar number.Keep the event that starts each clock with the date; do not combine separate periods into one number.
What does the cost record establish?1 published schedule; the proceeding and value basis control the total.Ask the Circuit Court, Probate Division about local surcharges, copies, publication, bond, and later filings.
What does compensation use?No compensation amount is recorded here: No personal-representative compensation standard was found in the harvested probate-title statutes. RSA 554:26, suggested during discovery, only requires annual accounts and does not set compensation; the Judiciary rules/resources needed for a further check returned HTTP 403.Keep the will, task log, receipts, and accounting base together; extraordinary work is separate.

Decision boundary

What the New Hampshire source set does not silently decide

The New Hampshire records establish the rules listed above, but they do not turn a source citation into advice about title, family priority, tax filing, contested proceedings, or the exact clerk practice in every county. Those questions stay with the official court or a qualified adviser. The useful next step is to match the question to the citation rather than treating the longest quote as the answer to every estate problem.

No numeric shortcut is available for New Hampshire

This registry does not establish a numeric New Hampshire ceiling from an accepted primary source. The safe next step is to follow the reason and source lane on this page, then ask the Circuit Court, Probate Division for the current rule rather than importing a neighboring state\'s amount.

Next evidence to collect

Open the quoted record for the row you rely on and check the publisher's current text before filing.

  1. Record the date of death, the county, and the exact proceeding or affidavit being considered.
  2. Classify each asset by title, beneficiary, trust, real-property status, and the value basis shown above.
  3. Open the official court material below and keep its form or schedule with the estate record.
  4. Do not distribute property until the route, creditor position, and required approvals are resolved.

Official material

The official Circuit Court Probate Division HTML and forms pages return HTTP 403 to a machine fetch, but the official Circuit Court Filing Fees PDF (effective 07/01/2025) is machine-fetchable and returns the estate-administration fee table verbatim; it is the pinned fee source.

RSA 490-F:3 creates the Probate Division, and RSA 490-F:4 makes each county a judicial district for that division.

Source trail

Records used by this New Hampshire map

What New Hampshire courts publish

The statutes on this page state the rule. These are the documents the court itself publishes. Every link is probed before release, and any link that stops resolving fails the build rather than staying on the page.

Limits on court material

  • The official Circuit Court Probate Division HTML and forms pages return HTTP 403 to a machine fetch, but the official Circuit Court Filing Fees PDF (effective 07/01/2025) is machine-fetchable and returns the estate-administration fee table verbatim; it is the pinned fee source.
  • RSA 490-F:3 creates the Probate Division, and RSA 490-F:4 makes each county a judicial district for that division.

Checking these New Hampshire records against the publishers

Every citation above links to the body that publishes it, and every quoted sentence is reproduced exactly, so a text search on the publisher’s own page should land on it. Where the publisher’s current wording differs from what is recorded here, the publisher governs and this page is wrong; naming the citation and the language you see maps the difference onto a specific condition rather than a general complaint. The full procedure, including how a source qualifies in the first place and what disqualifies one, is set out once on the methodology page instead of being restated on each of the254 state records.

These records cover the cost and route questions this site answers for New Hampshire. They do not cover intestate succession shares, spousal and family allowances, creditor priority, tax filing obligations, real-property transfer mechanics, or contested proceedings. Where an answer would require one of those, the site says so rather than estimating.

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