Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 460:8

  • 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
  • real estate: shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:21
A married man or woman who is justifiably living apart from his or her spouse because such spouse has been guilty of conduct which constitutes cause for divorce, and who wishes to convey real estate, may apply by petition to the judge of probate for the county in which the real estate lies for a license to convey the same in such manner as to bar all rights of homestead therein to which such guilty spouse may then or thereafter be entitled.