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14 V.S.A. § 1954
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 83 - Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|§ 1954. Effect of disclaimer

§ 1954. Effect of disclaimer|(a) If the property or interest devolved to a disclaimant under testamentary instrument or under the laws of intestacy and the deceased owner or donee of a power of appointment has not provided for another disposition, it devolves as if the disclaimant had predeceased the decedent or, if the disclaimant was designated to take under a power of appointment exercised by a testamentary instrument, as if the disclaimant had predeceased the donee of the power. Any future interest that takes effect in possession or enjoyment after the termination of the estate or interest disclaimed takes effect as if the disclaimant had died before the event determining that the taker of the property or interest had become finally ascertained and his or her interest is indefeasibly vested. A disclaimer relates back for all purposes to the date of death of the decedent, or of the donee of the power, or the determinative event, as the case may be.(b) If the property or interest devolved to a disclaimant under a nontestamentary instrument or contract and the instrument or contract does not provide for another disposition:  (1) it devolves as if the disclaimant had died before the effective date of the instrument or contract; and (2) a future interest that takes effect in possession or enjoyment at or after the termination of the disclaimed interest takes effect as if the disclaimant had died before the event determining that the taker of the property or interest had become finally ascertained and his or her interest indefeasibly vested. A disclaimer relates back for all purposes to the effective date of the instrument or contract or the date of the determinative event, as the case may be.   (c) The disclaimer or the written waiver of the right to disclaim is binding upon the disclaimant or person waiving and all persons claiming through or under him or her. (Added 1985, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.).)
14 V.S.A. § 1955
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 83 - Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|§ 1955. Waiver and bar

§ 1955. Waiver and bar|The right to disclaim property or an interest therein is barred by  (1) an assignment, conveyance, encumbrance, pledge, or transfer of the property or interest, or a contract therefor; (2) an encumbrance, except that the lien for a writ of attachment or a judgment lien shall only bar a disclaimer to the extent of the amount of the lien; (3) a written waiver of the right to disclaim; (4) an acceptance of the property or interest or a benefit thereunder; or (5) a sale of the property or interest under judicial sale made before the disclaimer is effected. (Added 1985, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.).)
14 V.S.A. § 1956
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 83 - Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|§ 1956. Remedy not exclusive

§ 1956. Remedy not exclusive|This chapter does not abridge the right of a person to waive, release, disclaim, or renounce property or an interest therein under any other provisions of law. (Added 1985, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.).)
14 V.S.A. § 1957
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 83 - Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|§ 1957. Application

§ 1957. Application|An interest in property that exists on July 1, 1986 as to which, if a present interest, the time for delivering a disclaimer under this chapter has not expired or, if a future interest, the interest has not become indefeasibly vested or the taker finally ascertained, may be disclaimed within nine months after July 1, 1986. (Added 1985, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.).)
14 V.S.A. § 1958
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 83 - Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|§ 1958. Uniformity of application and construction

§ 1958. Uniformity of application and construction|This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it. (Added 1985, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.).)
14 V.S.A. § 1959
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 83 - Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|§ 1959. Short title

§ 1959. Short title|This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act. (Added 1985, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.).)
14 V.S.A. § 1971
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 85 - General Principles|§ 1971. Intentional killing; offender not to benefit

§ 1971. Intentional killing; offender not to benefit|(a) The acquisition of any property, interest, power, or benefit by a person as the result of the person's commission of an intentional and unlawful killing shall be treated in accordance with the principle that a killer cannot profit from his or her wrong, and a court shall have the power to distribute, reform, revoke, or otherwise dispose of such property, interest, power, or benefit in accord with the principles of this section.(b) The distribution, reformation, revocation, or disposition of any property, interest, power, or benefit subject to subsection (a) of this section shall not affect any valid liens or mortgages on such property, interest, power, or benefit. (Added 2009, No. 55, § 3.)
14 V.S.A. § 2101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 101 - Probate Bonds; Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Guardians|§ 2101. Probate bonds; amount; sureties; for whose benefit; to whom taken

§ 2101. Probate bonds; amount; sureties; for whose benefit; to whom taken|Bonds required to be taken by order of the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall be for such sum and with such surety or sureties as the court directs, except where the law otherwise prescribes. The bonds shall be for the security and benefit of all persons interested and shall be taken to the Probate Division of the Superior Court except where they are to be taken to the adverse party. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
14 V.S.A. § 2102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 101 - Probate Bonds; Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Guardians|§ 2102. Foreign company; certificate of authority; fee

§ 2102. Foreign company; certificate of authority; fee|A Probate Division of the Superior Court shall not accept a foreign fidelity insurance company as surety on a bond required to be filed in the court, unless the company is authorized to do business in this State and has filed in the court a certificate of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation that the company is so authorized. A fee of $1.00 for each certificate so issued shall be paid to the Commissioner of Financial Regulation for the benefit of the State by the company requesting its issuance. (Amended 1989, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 25(b); 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 38(a); 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2011, No. 78 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 2, 2012; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
14 V.S.A. § 2103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 101 - Probate Bonds; Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Guardians|§ 2103. Record; evidence

§ 2103. Record; evidence|Upon acceptance and approval of bonds required to be given to a Probate Division of the Superior Court, the bonds shall be filed and docketed in the office of the court to which they are given. A copy of the bond duly certified by the court shall be evidence in all cases as to the facts stated in it, as though the original were produced. (Amended 1971, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
14 V.S.A. § 2104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 101 - Probate Bonds; Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Guardians|§ 2104. Motion, when bond is insufficient

§ 2104. Motion, when bond is insufficient|If a surviving spouse, heir, creditor, devisee, or legatee of a decedent or their legal representatives, or a person interested in a trust estate, considers the bond given to the Probate Division of the Superior Court by a fiduciary insufficient, they may file a motion for an additional bond. The court shall schedule a hearing and notice shall be given as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure. If it appears to the court that the bond is not sufficient, it shall order the fiduciary to give a new and sufficient bond within the time limited. If the new bond is not filed within that new time, the court shall remove the fiduciary and fill the vacancy. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 92; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
14 V.S.A. § 2105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 101 - Probate Bonds; Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Guardians|§ 2105. Surety may move for new bond and settlement; removal

§ 2105. Surety may move for new bond and settlement; removal|If the surety for a fiduciary considers himself or herself in danger of being injured thereby, a motion may be filed to order the fiduciary to settle the account and give a new bond. Upon notice and hearing, if it appears to the Probate Division of the Superior Court that the surety is in danger of being injured, it shall order the fiduciary to settle the account and give a new bond. When a new bond is filed and approved, the surety shall be discharged. If the fiduciary does not settle the accounts and give a new bond when so ordered, the court shall remove the fiduciary and fill the vacancy. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 93; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
14 V.S.A. § 2106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 101 - Probate Bonds; Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Guardians|§ 2106. New bond

§ 2106. New bond|When a fiduciary desires to file a new bond with sureties in substitution for the bond then on file, the Probate Division of the Superior Court, in its discretion and upon notice, may allow a new bond to be filed. Upon approving the new bond, the court may accept it in substitution for any and all bonds previously filed by the fiduciary and discharge the sureties on the former bond or bonds from liability accruing after the substituted bond is filed. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 94; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
14 V.S.A. § 2107
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 101 - Probate Bonds; Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Guardians|§ 2107. Discharge of executor, administrator, trustee, guardian; account; exoneration of surety

§ 2107. Discharge of executor, administrator, trustee, guardian; account; exoneration of surety|When an executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian has paid and delivered over to the persons entitled to it the money or other property in his or her hands as required by a decree of the Probate Division of the Superior Court, he or she may perpetuate the evidence thereof by presenting to the court within one year after the decree is made or within a time thereafter that the court allows, an account of the payment or the delivery over of the property. If it is proved to the satisfaction of the court and verified by the oath of the accountant, the account shall be allowed as his or her final discharge and ordered to be recorded. The discharge shall forever exonerate the accountant and his or her sureties from liability under the decree, unless his or her account is impeached for fraud or manifest error. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
14 V.S.A. § 2109
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 101 - Probate Bonds; Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Guardians|§ 2109. Person injured; action on bond or judgment

§ 2109. Person injured; action on bond or judgment|After a person is injured by the breach of the condition of the bond, he or she may bring from time to time an action in his or her own name on the judgment rendered for the penalty of the bond. In that action, he or she shall assign and set forth the breaches on which he or she relies and may recover the damages that he or she proves, with costs. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 177, eff. March 29, 1972; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
14 V.S.A. § 2110
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 101 - Probate Bonds; Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Guardians|§ 2110. Claims for breach may be prosecuted by representatives

§ 2110. Claims for breach may be prosecuted by representatives|Claims for damages for breach of the conditions of a bond may be prosecuted by an executor, administrator, or guardian in behalf of those he or she represents, in the same manner as by persons living. The claims may be prosecuted against the representatives of deceased persons as other claims against decedents. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
14 V.S.A. § 2201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 103 - Mortgages and Leases by Executors, Administrators, Trustees, or Guardians|§ 2201. Mortgage of property by fiduciary; motion; order; license

§ 2201. Mortgage of property by fiduciary; motion; order; license|(a) On motion and with the written consent of the interested persons, or after hearing, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may authorize a fiduciary to mortgage any of the real estate or to mortgage, pledge, or assign any of the personalty of the estate for the benefit of the estate. The court may authorize a fiduciary to enter into an agreement for the extension or renewal of an existing mortgage or lien or of any other mortgage, lien, pledge, or assignment created under the provisions of this chapter.(b) A motion filed under this section shall describe the property to be mortgaged, pledged, or assigned and shall include the purpose of the obligation, the limits of the principal amount, the interest rate, and the term of the note to be secured by the mortgage. A license issued by the Probate Division pursuant to this section shall fix the terms and conditions under which the property may be mortgaged, pledged, or assigned. The court may order all or any part of the obligation secured by the mortgage to be paid from time to time out of the income of the property mortgaged. A certified copy of the license shall be recorded in the office where the mortgage is recorded. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 96; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)
14 V.S.A. § 2203
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 103 - Mortgages and Leases by Executors, Administrators, Trustees, or Guardians|§ 2203. Lease; of property by fiduciary; order; license

§ 2203. Lease; of property by fiduciary; order; license|(a) On motion and with the written consent of the interested parties, or after hearing, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may authorize a fiduciary to lease all or part of the real or personal property of the estate for the benefit of the estate. The court may authorize a fiduciary to enter into an agreement for the extension or renewal of an existing lease, or of any other lease created under the provisions of this chapter. A lease for a period of less than seven consecutive months shall not require a license.(b) A motion filed under this section shall describe the property to be leased and shall include the prospective lessee, if known, the proposed use of the leased property, the limits of the proposed term of the lease, and the proposed rental. A license issued by the Probate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to this section shall fix the terms and conditions under which the property may be leased. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 98; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)
14 V.S.A. § 2329
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 105 - Trusts and Trustees|§ 2329. Testamentary additions to trusts; pour over trusts

§ 2329. Testamentary additions to trusts; pour over trusts|A devise or bequest, the validity of which is determinable by the law of this State, may be made by a will to the trustee or trustees of a trust established or to be established by the testator or by the testator and some other person or persons or by some other person or persons, including a funded or unfunded life insurance trust, although the trustor has reserved any or all rights of ownership of the insurance contracts, if the trust is identified in the testator's will and its terms are set forth in a written instrument, other than a will, executed before or concurrently with the execution of the testator's will or in the valid last will of a person who has predeceased the testator, regardless of the existence, size, or character of the corpus of the trust. The devise or bequest shall not be invalid because the trust is amendable or revocable, or both, or because the trust was amended after the execution of the will or after the death of the testator. Unless the testator's will provides otherwise, the property so devised or bequeathed: (a) shall not be deemed to be held under a testamentary trust of the testator, but shall become a part of the trust to which it is given; and (b) shall be administered and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the instrument or a will of a person other than the testator setting forth the terms of the trust, including any amendments thereto made before the death of the testator, regardless of whether made before or after the execution of the testator's will, and, if the testator's will so provides, including any amendments to the trust made after the death of the testator. A revocation or termination of the trust before the death of the testator shall cause the devise or bequest to lapse. However, when the testator's will specifically sets forth the terms of the trust, whether or not the trust is subsequently amended, revoked, or terminated, the property devised or bequeathed under the will shall be deemed to be held under a testamentary trust of the testator and shall be administered and disposed of in accordance with the provision of the testator's will. (Added 1961, No. 208, § 1, eff. July 11, 1961; amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
14 V.S.A. § 2401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 107 - Trusts and Trustees|§ 2401. Uncertain beneficiaries; Probate Division of the Superior Court may appoint agent or attorney

§ 2401. Uncertain beneficiaries; Probate Division of the Superior Court may appoint agent or attorney|When a devise, legacy, gift, or trust is made to or for the benefit of a class or classes of beneficiaries in this State whose members are not all ascertained or definitely ascertainable, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may in its discretion appoint a person or persons as agent or attorney to represent the beneficiaries, who shall act for them and their interests, without expense to the State, in any litigation, contest, or compromise in relation to the devise, legacy, gift, trust, will, contract, or instrument by which the same is given. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.)
14 V.S.A. § 2402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 107 - Trusts and Trustees|§ 2402. Probate Division of the Superior Court may appoint trustees; duties

§ 2402. Probate Division of the Superior Court may appoint trustees; duties|(a) When, under the provisions of a will probated in another state or country, or of a decree of a court of another state or country, a devise, legacy, gift, or trust belongs to or for the benefit of a class or classes of beneficiaries in this State, whose members are not all ascertained or definitely ascertainable, or is appropriated or devoted to any purpose or benefit in which the public or a class of the public in this State is interested, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may appoint one or more trustees to take charge of the payment and distribution of the devise, legacy, gift, or trust under the will or decree.(b) The trustee or trustees shall give bonds and render accounts annually of all transactions to the Probate Division of the Superior Court and shall be subject to the same liabilities, and the court shall have the same power as in case of other trustees appointed by the Probate Division of the Superior Court. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 114; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.)
14 V.S.A. § 2403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 107 - Trusts and Trustees|§ 2403. Trustees, when appointed

§ 2403. Trustees, when appointed|A trustee may be appointed by the Probate Division of the Superior Court upon petition of any person, class, or beneficiary coming within the provision of the will or decree, or upon petition of a corporation representing beneficiaries under the will or decree. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 115; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.)
14 V.S.A. § 2602
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2602. Court appointing, to have jurisdiction; accounts

§ 2602. Court appointing, to have jurisdiction; accounts|The Probate Division of the Superior Court by which a guardian is appointed shall have jurisdiction of the estate of the ward and shall alone be authorized to license the sale of the estate and settle the guardian's account. In accordance with the Rules of Probate Procedure, a guardian shall annually account to the court for the proceeds and expenditures of the ward's estate, together with an account of the guardian's fees. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 117; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2603
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2603. Nonresident guardian

§ 2603. Nonresident guardian|Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall not appoint a guardian who is not domiciled in this State at the time of appointment, except where the guardian is named in a will or is a relative of the ward and in that case the same shall be discretionary with the court. The Probate Division of the Superior Court may remove a guardian who ceases to be domiciled in this State. (Amended 1967, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 20, 1968; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 118; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)