I. A town or city shall be entitled to a lien upon property passing under the terms of a will or by intestate succession, a property settlement, or a civil judgment for personal injuries awarded any person granted assistance by the town or city under N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 165 for the amount of assistance granted by the town or city.
II. The town or city shall be entitled to the lien only if the assistance was granted no more than 6 years before the receipt of the inheritance or the award of the property settlement or civil judgment, provided that this section shall not apply to inheritances, property settlements, or civil judgments awarded before August 28, 1981.

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 165:28-a

  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

III. This lien shall take precedence over all other claims.