550:12 Person Beneficially Interested Defined. –
A person is beneficially interested if the person is:
I. An heir or distributee of an intestate estate;
II. A residuary legatee under a will;
III. A specific legatee under a will, but has not received the legacy;
IV. A beneficiary having a vested interest in a trust;
V. The attorney general in estates involving charitable trusts;
VI. A ward, or a minor under guardianship who is 14 years of age or older;
VII. An heir, or legatee under a will of a deceased ward;
VIII. A creditor who is known to the fiduciary and has not been paid; or
IX. The trustee of a trust which is a beneficiary of the estate.