Free New Hampshire Affidavit of Death

In New Hampshire, a transfer on death deed beneficiary records the “Notice of death affidavit”.

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Who may sign in New Hampshire: The beneficiaries who receive the real property under the transfer on death deed; the statute names them as the ones who file and names no other affiant.

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The “Notice of death affidavit”: In New Hampshire a transfer on death deed passes the property to the beneficiary at the owner's death. The beneficiaries file a notarized notice of death affidavit at the county registry of deeds within 60 days of the death; the transfer of title does not depend on it. A transfer on death deed beneficiary records it with the town or city clerk, and the prepared document is laid out for recording.

Who may sign, in the statute's words: The beneficiaries who receive the real property under the transfer on death deed; the statute names them as the ones who file and names no other affiant. The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat.

It states: the name and address of each beneficiary of the transfer on death deed; the street address of the property; the date of the transfer on death deed; the book and page number at which the transfer on death deed was recorded before the transferor's death; the name of the deceased transferor; the date and place of death; the name and address to which all future tax bills are to be mailed; the names of all municipalities in which the property is located, in the first sentence of the first description paragraph; the name of each person signing the affidavit, printed or typewritten under the signature.

Recording is not a condition of the transfer: title passed at the death under the instrument. The deadline: within 60 days following the death of the transferor. The statute names no consequence for a late filing. The filing is not a condition of the transfer of title, so the property passes to the beneficiaries at the owner's death whether or not the affidavit is recorded on time. Filed with it: Inventory of Property Transfer (Form PA-34).

New Hampshire law names no affidavit or certificate to record when a joint tenant dies. The registries of deeds record certified copies of death certificates, and title practice accepts evidence of the death recorded with the survivor's next deed.

The Affidavit of Death in New Hampshire

New Hampshire's instrument for a transfer on death deed owner's death is the “Notice of death affidavit”, recorded by a transfer on death deed beneficiary with the town or city clerk. What it does: In New Hampshire a transfer on death deed passes the property to the beneficiary at the owner's death. The beneficiaries file a notarized notice of death affidavit at the county registry of deeds within 60 days of the death; the transfer of title does not depend on it.

The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat. Who may make it: The beneficiaries who receive the real property under the transfer on death deed; the statute names them as the ones who file and names no other affiant.

What the statute has it state: the name and address of each beneficiary of the transfer on death deed; the street address of the property; the date of the transfer on death deed, and 6 more.

Recording is not a condition of the transfer; title passed at the death under the instrument, and the affidavit puts the death on the record. The deadline: within 60 days following the death of the transferor. The statute names no consequence for a late filing. The filing is not a condition of the transfer of title, so the property passes to the beneficiaries at the owner's death whether or not the affidavit is recorded on time. Filed with it: Inventory of Property Transfer (Form PA-34).

For a joint owner's death: New Hampshire law names no affidavit or certificate to record when a joint tenant dies. The registries of deeds record certified copies of death certificates, and title practice accepts evidence of the death recorded with the survivor's next deed.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 26, 2026

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