Probate Court

Estates

Administering An Estate is a booklet published by the NH Bar Association, which provides a layperson's guide to serving as an executor of a will and is available online as an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file. (To download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to http://www.adobe.com).

Pamphlets:
Death Certificate
Summary Administration
Waiver of Administration
Wills

Checklists:

Date of Death on or after January 1, 2006
009 Any Estate DOD on or after 1/1/2006 With a Will
010 Any Estate DOD on or after 1/1/2006 No Will
013 Waiver of Admin. DOD on or after 1/1/03 With a Will
014 Waiver of Admin. DOD on or after 1/1/03 No Will
022 Reopening Estate new assets DOD on or after 1/1/03 With a Will
023 Reopening Estate new assets DOD on or after 1/1/03 no Will

015 Temporary Administration with a Will
016 Temporary Administration without a Will
017 Petition to File and Record Authenticated Copy of Will
018 Ancillary Administration date of death within 2 yrs. of filing
024 Testamentary Trust

Date of Death between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2005
003 Small Estate DOD 2003-2005 No Will
004 Small Estate DOD 2003-2005 With Will
007 Full Estate DOD 2003-2005 With a Will
008 Full Estate DOD 2003-2005 No Will
013 Waiver of Admin. With a Will
014 Waiver of Admin Without a Will
022 Reopening Estate new assets With a Will
023 Reopening Estate new assets Without a Will

Date of Death before January 1, 2003
001 Small Estate DOD before 1/1/03 No Will
002 Small Estate DOD before 1/1/03 With Will
005 Full Estate DOD before 1/1/03 With a Will
006 Full Estate DOD before 1/1/03 No Will
011 Waiver of Admin. DOD before 1/1/03 With a Will
012 Waiver of Admin. DOD before 1/1/03 No Will
019 Ancillary Administration DOD before 1/1/03 (only if real estate is being sold)
020 Reopening Estate new assets DOD before 1/1/03 With a Will
021 Reopening Estate new assets DOD before 1/1/03 No Will

Estate Forms may be downloaded or filled in on-line using Adobe Filler