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Affidavit of Heirship in New Hampshire

Whether New Hampshire lets heirs prove inheritance of real estate by affidavit or court determination of heirship, and who inherits.

Short answer: Surviving spouse: the whole estate if the person left no children/descendants and no parent; the first $250,000 plus half the rest if all descendants are also the spouse's and the spouse has no other descendants; N.H. RSA 561:1

Who inherits without a willSurviving spouse: the whole estate if the person left no children/descendants and no parent; the first $250,000 plus half the rest if all descendants are also the spouse's and the spouse has no other descendants; the first $250,000 plus three-quarters of the rest if there are no descendants but a parent survives; the first $150,000 plus half the rest if all descendants are shared but the spouse has other children; the first $100,000 plus half the rest if any of the deceased person's descendants are not the spouse's. What is left (or everything, if no spouse) goes to descendants, then parents, then brothers and sisters and their descendants, then grandparents and their descendants (split between the father's and mother's sides). Relatives beyond the fourth degree of kinship do not inherit; if no one qualifies, the estate goes to the State.

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FAQ

Who inherits if someone dies without a will in New Hampshire?
Surviving spouse: the whole estate if the person left no children/descendants and no parent; the first $250,000 plus half the rest if all descendants are also the spouse's and the spouse has no other descendants; the first $250,000 plus three-quarters of the rest if there are no descendants but a parent survives; the first $150,000 plus half the rest if all descendants are shared but the spouse has other children; the first $100,000 plus half the rest if any of the deceased person's descendants are not the spouse's. What is left (or everything, if no spouse) goes to descendants, then parents, then brothers and sisters and their descendants, then grandparents and their descendants (split between the father's and mother's sides). Relatives beyond the fourth degree of kinship do not inherit; if no one qualifies, the estate goes to the State.

General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.