New Hampshire Household Paperwork Bundle: 4 Kits in One Download (NH Executor and Estate Kit, New Hampshire Small Claims Kit, New Hampshire POA Signing Kit, New Hampshire Will Signing Kit)

Who it is for

Families in New Hampshire getting papers in order: signing a power of attorney or will, settling an estate, or taking a money dispute to small claims.

Not the right fit if

You only need one of these papers (buy that kit on its own), or nothing is in New Hampshire. Not a form preparation or legal service.

Why it is different

• 4 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The New Hampshire kits are built only from our New Hampshire data files: Sources, checked November 2026: New Hampshire Judicial Branch: What is waiver of administration? (RSA 553:32); RSA 553:33, Summary administration (New Hampshire General Court); RSA 551:2, Requirements (New Hampshire General Court); RSA 551:2-a, Self-proved wills (New Hampshire General Court); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in New Hampshire (Nolo, updated September 2025); New Hampshire small claims data file, checked November 2026 against NH Judicial Branch: A Quick Guide to Small Claims Cases; NH Circuit Court District Division Rules: Small Claims Actions; NH Judicial Branch: Civil Cases (District Division); RSA Chapter 503 Small Claims Actions; NH Judicial Branch: Small Claims (District Division); New Hampshire power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against RSA 564-E:105, Execution of power of attorney (New Hampshire General Court); RSA 564-E:301, Statutory form power of attorney (New Hampshire General Court); RSA chapter 137-J, Written directives for medical decision making (New Hampshire General Court); RSA chapter 564-E, Uniform Power of Attorney Act (New Hampshire General Court); New Hampshire will signing data file, checked November 2026 against RSA 551:2, Requirements (New Hampshire General Court); RSA 551:2-a, Self-proved wills (New Hampshire General Court); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in New Hampshire (Nolo, updated September 2025).
• Every kit in the set is written for New Hampshire.

What is inside

• New Hampshire Executor and Estate Kit. Sworn; a notary can give the oath. The administrator's statement for summary administration is made under oath. Through a court office. Starts with a Petition for Estate Administration (NHJB-2145-Pe) to the court. NHJB-2144-Pe, Waiver of Full Administration Statement. Filed after appointment with NHJB-2145-Pe. Waiver of administration (RSA 553:32) and summary administration (RSA 553:33): Waiver: for a qualifying administrator such as a surviving spouse who is sole heir. Summary administration: a motion at least 6 months after appointment, with a sworn statement and the beneficiaries' assents. Neither sets a dollar limit. A surviving spouse who is the sole heir and is appointed administrator may qualify. Two or more witnesses, who sign at the testator's request and in the testator's presence. Allowed. The sworn acknowledgment is made before a notary public, a justice of the peace or another official authorized to administer oaths where the will is signed. Not recognized, per Nolo's New Hampshire page (updated September 2025). An interested witness can lose the gift left to them (Nolo, citing RSA 551:3). Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it takes the small estate figure once you've confirmed it and marks real estate to ask the court about.
• New Hampshire Small Claims Court Kit. In New Hampshire, small claims (Circuit Court - District Division (Small Claims)) cover claims up to $10,000. From the official page: RSA 503:1 and Circuit Court District Division Rule 4.1: small claims limit is $10,000 (excluding interest and costs); claiming more waives the excess. Where and how to file, from the official pages: RSA 503:3-a: in the town where the defendant or plaintiff resides; for nonresident defendants, where the defendant does business, made a contract, committed a tort, or holds property in the state (RSA 503:3-b). Small claims must be filed electronically (Circuit Court District Division Rule 4.1); the court's e-filing system is used. Fees: mediation surcharge added to entry fee, claims $5,000 or less (RSA 503:4, II): $5 (Surcharge only;); mediation surcharge added to entry fee, claims over $5,000 (RSA 503:4, II): $60 (Surcharge only;). Base entry fee not stated on the official pages reviewed; check the NH Judicial Branch fee information. Fee waived only for extraordinary circumstances (Rule 4.1). Online filing: https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/circuit-court/district-division/small-claims Service: The court mails notice of the claim to the defendant by first-class mail; if undeliverable, the plaintiff completes service as in other civil actions at plaintiff's expense (RSA 503:6; Rule 4.2). Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: Appeal on questions of law to the NH Supreme Court within 30 days (RSA 503:9-10; Rule 4.9); findings of fact are final. A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $10,000, a costs sheet with the New Hampshire fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed.
• New Hampshire Power of Attorney Signing Kit. Get your New Hampshire power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. A general power of attorney, and one to convey real estate, must be acknowledged before a notary or other official authorized to take acknowledgments. Step by step in signing order: statutory form: Start from the official form: New Hampshire Statutory Power of Attorney; notary: Sign in front of a notary, who completes an acknowledgment; witnesses: The execution section doesn't call for witnesses, and the statutory form has no witness lines; agent's acknowledgment: Complete the agent's section of the official form; recording for real estate: The chapter has no recording requirement; recording appears only among the things an agent with general authority may do; durable after incapacity: The required notice says the agent keeps the powers after incapacity unless the document says otherwise. Healthcare: An advance directive is signed before two witnesses, or before a notary or justice of the peace. The agent, spouse, heirs and the attending practitioner can't witness. Notary: "must be acknowledged before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments." Agent's acknowledgment: "You will have no authority to act as agent under this Power of Attorney until you sign and affix this acknowledgment." Recording for real estate: "execute, acknowledge, seal, deliver, file, or record any instrument or communication the agent considers desirable" Durable after incapacity: "your Agent will continue to have these powers after you become incapacitated" Healthcare power of attorney: "A notary public or justice of the peace, who shall acknowledge the principal's signature" Recording: The chapter has no recording requirement; recording appears only among the things an agent with general authority may do. Agent: The statutory form's agent acknowledgment says the agent has no authority until signing it. Plus a copies log.
• New Hampshire Will Signing Day Kit. Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: Two or more witnesses, who sign at the testator's request and in the testator's presence. Pick witnesses who get nothing under the will and aren't married to someone who does. If a beneficiary would have to witness, stop and call the lawyer first: An interested witness can lose the gift left to them (Nolo, citing RSA 551:3). Have a notary there for the self-proving affidavit. The official page we read names a notary public. Allowed. The sworn acknowledgment is made before a notary public, a justice of the peace or another official authorized to administer oaths where the will is signed. The rule here: An interested witness can lose the gift left to them (Nolo, citing RSA 551:3). The testator signs (or acknowledges the signature) while the witnesses watch, then each witness signs. Steps, ID, copies and review dates. Remote witnessing in New Hampshire: Witnesses count as present when they and the testator communicate with a notarial officer simultaneously by sight and sound through an electronic device. Electronic wills: Not allowed. The remote-witnessing rule says it doesn't allow an electronic will or codicil. Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in New Hampshire: Not recognized, per Nolo's New Hampshire page (updated September 2025).