New Hampshire Revised Statutes 477:9 – Power of Attorney
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 477:9
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- real estate: shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:21
Every power of attorney to convey real estate must be signed and acknowledged, and may be recorded as required for a deed, and a copy of the record may be used in evidence whenever a copy of the deed so made is admissible.