New Hampshire § 556-5 - Section 556:5 Suit Within One Year.
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§ 556-5. Section 556:5 Suit Within One Year.
No suit shall be maintained against an administrator for any cause of action against the deceased, unless it is begun within one year next after the original grant of administration, exclusive of the time such administration may have been suspended, except in cases where he has retained estate in his hands for the payment of the claim by order of the judge, and cases provided for by RSA 556:7 and RSA 556:28.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 556-5 ("Section 556:5 Suit Within One Year.") 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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