Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 464-A:16

  • Conservator: means a person who is appointed by the court to manage the estate of one who requests the appointment of a conservator. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 464-A:2
  • Court: means the probate court in the county having jurisdiction or where the ward resides. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 464-A:2
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • 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
At any time upon petition signed by the protected person, the court shall direct the termination of the conservatorship and the transfer of all property held thereunder to the protected person. Likewise, if at any time subsequent to the appointment of a conservator it shall appear that the protected person has died and an executor or administrator has been appointed for his or her estate, the court shall direct the termination of the conservatorship and the transfer of all property of the deceased person held thereunder to such executor or administrator.