Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 464-A:19

• Absentee: means a person serving in or with the armed forces of the United States, or a person serving as a merchant seaman, who has been reported or listed as missing or missing in action or interned in a neutral country or has been beleaguered, besieged or captured by an enemy or any person who has not been seen or heard from for a period of time sufficient to raise a presumption in the discretion of the probate court that such person has abandoned his or her estate or is otherwise incapable of the prudent management of his or her affairs. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 464-A:2
• Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
• 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
• 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
• Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}