New Hampshire Persons Entitled to Inherit — No Will are those individuals who are legally entitled to receive a portion of an estate in the state of New Hampshire when the deceased person did not have a valid will. These persons are also known as intestate heirs, and they are determined by the laws of intestate succession. Generally, the order of distribution is as follows: 1) Spouse; 2) Children; 3) Parents; 4) Grandchildren; 5) Siblings; 6) Nieces and Nephews; 7) Grandparents; 8) Aunts and Uncles; 9) Great-grandchildren; 10) Great-aunts and Great-uncles; 11) Collateral Relatives. The share of the estate an heir receives depends on their relationship to the deceased, who is the decedent. The surviving spouse may receive the entire estate if there are no other heirs. If there are multiple heirs, the distribution of the estate is divided among them in accordance with New Hampshire intestate succession laws.
New Hampshire Persons Entitled to Inherit — No Will are those individuals who are legally entitled to receive a portion of an estate in the state of New Hampshire when the deceased person did not have a valid will. These persons are also known as intestate heirs, and they are determined by the laws of intestate succession. Generally, the order of distribution is as follows: 1) Spouse; 2) Children; 3) Parents; 4) Grandchildren; 5) Siblings; 6) Nieces and Nephews; 7) Grandparents; 8) Aunts and Uncles; 9) Great-grandchildren; 10) Great-aunts and Great-uncles; 11) Collateral Relatives. The share of the estate an heir receives depends on their relationship to the deceased, who is the decedent. The surviving spouse may receive the entire estate if there are no other heirs. If there are multiple heirs, the distribution of the estate is divided among them in accordance with New Hampshire intestate succession laws.