Estate Overviews Open an Estate for someone who died with a will Open an Estate for someone who died without a will File a Will with the court without opening an estate A Person Named to Inherit in a Will A Person Not Named in the Will but related to the Person Who Died A Person Related to the Person Who Died where there was no Will The Petitioner (before you are appointed by the court as Executor/Administrator) The Executor/Administrator (after you are appointed by the court) File a petition as a Nursing Home Administrator File a petition as a Guardian for a deceased ward Open a temporary Estate for up to 60 days for limited purposes Open a NH Estate for an out-of-state resident to sell NH real estate Record an out-of-state probate process to transfer real estate without opening a NH Estate Prove the validity of your Will during your lifetime A Creditor of the Estate Someone Not Listed Above Prepare Inventory Accounting Details