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Unless the conditions for a Waiver of Administration are present, regular estate administration is required. Under New Hampshire law, if you are named as executor in a will, you have thirty (30) days after the decedent's death to file the will with the Circuit Court in addition to one of the forms listed below.

How Long Does Probate Take in New Hampshire? In New Hampshire, probate can take at least six months to allow creditors to file claims against the estate. On average, the probate process can take up to a year and a half.

Summary Administration essentially allows a surviving spouse to have all of the property of the deceased spouse's estate transferred to them, outside of the probate process, as long as they also take the liabilities of the estate.

Before the terms of a will can be accepted, the will must be proven in probate court. Probate is the court-supervised process of distributing the estate of a deceased person. A New Hampshire will must be filed with the probate court within 30 days of the decedent's death.

Summary administration is a procedure available to speed up the closing of an estate when further court supervision of the administration of the estate is no longer necessary. It may be used for estates with a will (testate) or without a will (intestate).

New Hampshire probate follows this general flow: contact the court, get appointed as personal representative, submit will if it exists, inventory and submit valuations of all relevant assets, have the court and beneficiaries approve it, and then distribute the assets to beneficiaries.