New Hampshire probate code · checked October 2026
New Hampshire has no general affidavit for estates. Its shortcut is a court track — Waiver of Administration (RSA 553:32). With no affidavit track, real property simply rides whichever administration the court opens — waiver, summary or full. New Hampshire sets no waiting period for its affidavit.
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How it moves: filed with the court — a court paper, not an envelope.
The wait: no statutory waiting period.
For a surviving spouse: No spousal dollar cap; a surviving spouse who is sole beneficiary under the will (or sole heir intestate) and is appointed administrator is a core qualifying circumstance for waiver of administration under RSA 553:32.
| Track | Limit | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| Waiver of Administration (RSA 553:32) | — | Two uncapped tracks remain: Waiver of Administration (RSA 553:32) — no inventory, bond or accounting where the administrator is the sole beneficiary or heir in the listed circumstances (spouse, only child, parents, a trust) — and Summary Administration (RSA 553:33), a closing motion for any estate with no outstanding debts, available six months after the administrator's appointment. |
No small-estate vehicle shortcut; a vehicle is estate personal property administered by the appointed administrator in a waiver, summary or full administration.
Summary administration under RSA 553:33 requires the administrator's sworn statement that there are no outstanding debts, obligations or unpaid/unresolved claims; waiver of administration under RSA 553:32 states no dollar or solvency condition.
Rules checked October 2026 · Sources: RSA 553:32; RSA 553:33; RSA 563-D. This page reads the published law; it is not legal advice, and the court is the final word.