(a) By accepting an appointment as a foundation official, a foundation official shall be subject to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the foundation.
(b) With respect to the beneficiary‘s interest, a beneficiary shall be subject to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the foundation.

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 564-F:16-1602

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

(c) By accepting a distribution from a foundation, the recipient shall be subject to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the foundation.
(d) This section does not preclude other methods of obtaining jurisdiction over a foundation official, beneficiary, or other person receiving property from the foundation.