{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-547-c-29","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 547-C:29","heading":"Award.","body":"In entering its decree the court may, in its discretion, award or assign the property or its proceeds on sale as a whole or in such portions as may be fair and equitable. In exercising its discretion in determining what is fair and equitable in a case before it, the court may consider: the direct or indirect actions and contributions of the parties to the acquisition, maintenance, repair, preservation, improvement, and appreciation of the property; the duration of the occupancy and nature of the use made of the property by the parties; disparities in the contributions of the parties to the property; any contractual agreements entered into between the parties in relation to sale or other disposition of the property; waste or other detriment caused to the property by the actions or inactions of the parties; tax consequences to the parties; the status of the legal title to the property; and any other factors the court deems relevant.","path":["Title LVI: PROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES","Chapter 547-C: PARTITION OF REAL ESTATE","Unequal Division and Sale"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LVI/547-C/547-C-29.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:02:49Z","sha256":"a1c03befe72b92f671f2cdf97a16ecd133d8b8b56669239f03c724f7ddcde6bd","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-547-c-28","next":"us-nh/rsa-547-c-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}