§560:3-102  Necessity of order of probate
for will.  Except as provided in section 560:3-1201, to be effective to
prove the transfer of any property or to nominate an executor, a will must be
declared to be valid by an order of informal probate by the registrar, or an
adjudication of probate by the court. [L 1996, c 288, pt of §1]