New Hampshire § 550-12 - Section 550:12 Person Beneficially Interested Defined.
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§ 550-12. Section 550:12 Person Beneficially Interested Defined.
A person is beneficially interested if the person is: I. An heir or distributee of an intestate estate; II. A residuary legatee under a will; III. A specific legatee under a will, but has not received the legacy; IV. A beneficiary having a vested interest in a trust; V. The attorney general in estates involving charitable trusts; VI. A ward, or a minor under guardianship who is 14 years of age or older; VII. An heir, or legatee under a will of a deceased ward; VIII. A creditor who is known to the fiduciary and has not been paid; or IX. The trustee of a trust which is a beneficiary of the estate.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 550-12 ("Section 550:12 Person Beneficially Interested Defined.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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