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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 87:19

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • 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
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
If an executor, administrator, trustee, fiduciary, or custodian neglects or refuses to comply with any of the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 87:17 or N.H. Rev. Stat. § 87:18, such person shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000, to be recovered by the department of revenue administration for the use of the state, and, upon petition by the department, notice and hearing, the probate court may remove such person, and appoint another person administrator with the will annexed, or administrator, as the case may be.