New Hampshire Revised Statutes 512:3 – Writ
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 512:3
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
The trustee writ shall be an attachment and summons, and shall be served upon the defendant and trustee like a writ of summons, and the goods and estate of the defendant may be attached thereon. Concurrently therewith, the trustee shall be served with a trustee disclosure form in compliance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 512:9-d. The first page of the attachment shall bear a notice in boldface, in at least 12-point type, advising the trustee to complete and file the enclosed disclosure of trustee form with the court, the plaintiff, and the defendant within 30 days of receipt or suffer the risk of default. Return of the trustee disclosure form shall operate as an answer and an appearance on behalf of the trustee. A corporation summoned as trustee may appear and answer through its cashier, treasurer, clerk, or such other officer or employee as it shall appoint.