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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 552:5-a

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
The executor named in the will or any person presenting the will for probate shall, with his petition for appointment, file a list of the names of the surviving spouse and known heirs at law of the testator, their relationships, and their addresses, if known.