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14 V.S.A. § 1455
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 71 - Actions by and Against Executors and Administrators|§ 1455. Heir may not sue until share assigned

§ 1455. Heir may not sue until share assigned|When an executor or administrator is appointed and assumes the trust, an action of ejectment, or other action to recover the seisin or possession of lands, or for damage done to the lands, shall not be maintained by an heir or devisee until there is a decree of the Probate Division of the Superior Court assigning the lands to the heir or devisee, or the time allowed for paying debts has expired, unless the executor or administrator surrenders the possession to the heir or devisee. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
14 V.S.A. § 1491
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 71 - Actions by and Against Executors and Administrators|§ 1491. Right of action where death results from wrongful act

§ 1491. Right of action where death results from wrongful act|When the death of a person is caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of a person or corporation, and the act, neglect, or default is such as would have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, if death had not ensued, the person or corporation liable to such action shall be liable to an action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injured and although the death is caused under such circumstances as amount in law to a felony. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
14 V.S.A. § 1551
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 73 - Proceedings for Recovery of Property Embezzled and Fraudulently Conveyed|§ 1551. Person suspected of embezzlement, concealing papers, or conveying decedent's property

§ 1551. Person suspected of embezzlement, concealing papers, or conveying decedent's property|(a) An executor or administrator, heir, legatee, creditor, or other person interested in the estate of a deceased person may file a motion for discovery in the Probate Division of the Superior Court alleging that a person is suspected of having concealed, embezzled, or conveyed any of the deceased's property, or has possession or knowledge of any deed, conveyance, bond contract, or other writing that contains evidence of, or tends to disclose, the right, title, interest, or claim of the deceased to real or personal estate, or the last will and testament of the deceased.(b) The court may subpoena or otherwise order a person to appear before it to be examined under oath upon the matter or to answer interrogatories or requests to produce to be filed with the court. If the person so ordered refuses to appear and submit to examination or to answer interrogatories, the person may be subject to proceedings for civil contempt under 12 V.S.A. § 122. Interrogatories and answers to interrogatories shall be in writing, signed under oath by the party examined, and filed with the court. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 71; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
14 V.S.A. § 1552
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 73 - Proceedings for Recovery of Property Embezzled and Fraudulently Conveyed|§ 1552. Person entrusted with estate may be compelled to render account

§ 1552. Person entrusted with estate may be compelled to render account|On motion of an executor or administrator, the court may order a person who is entrusted by an executor or administrator with any part of the estate of the deceased person to appear under oath and render a full accounting of the property. If the person so ordered refuses to appear and render an account, the person may be subject to proceedings for civil contempt under 12 V.S.A. § 122. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 72; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
14 V.S.A. § 1553
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 73 - Proceedings for Recovery of Property Embezzled and Fraudulently Conveyed|§ 1553. Forfeiture by person embezzling before letters issued

§ 1553. Forfeiture by person embezzling before letters issued|If a person embezzles or converts any of the property of a decedent before the appointment of the executor or administrator, the person shall be liable to the executor or administrator of the estate for double the value of the property embezzled or converted, to be recovered for the benefit of the estate. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
14 V.S.A. § 1554
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 73 - Proceedings for Recovery of Property Embezzled and Fraudulently Conveyed|§ 1554. Recovery of estate fraudulently conveyed by deceased

§ 1554. Recovery of estate fraudulently conveyed by deceased|(a) If the executor or administrator determines there is a deficiency of assets in the estate, the fiduciary may bring an action in the Probate Division of the Superior Court for the benefit of the creditors to recover any property fraudulently conveyed by the deceased in his or her lifetime.(b) The court may license the executor or administrator to sell so much of the property fraudulently conveyed as is necessary to make up the deficiency of assets in the estate to pay the debts of the decedent if it appears to the court that:  (1) there are insufficient assets to pay the debts of the deceased; (2) the deceased conveyed property or a right or interest therein:  (A) with the intent to defraud creditors; (B) to avoid a debt or duty; or (C) with respect to real estate, in a manner that by law renders the conveyance void as against his or her creditor; and  (3) the estate attempted to be conveyed would be subject to attachment or execution by a creditor of the deceased in his or her lifetime. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
14 V.S.A. § 1555
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 73 - Proceedings for Recovery of Property Embezzled and Fraudulently Conveyed|§ 1555. Sale, how conducted

§ 1555. Sale, how conducted|The license to sell the real estate shall be granted and the sale conducted as provided for the sale of real estate for the payment of the debts of a deceased person. The sale and conveyance so made by the executor or administrator shall be valid and effectual to convey the real estate. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
14 V.S.A. § 1557
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 73 - Proceedings for Recovery of Property Embezzled and Fraudulently Conveyed|§ 1557. Sale of fraudulently conveyed estate; motion of creditors

§ 1557. Sale of fraudulently conveyed estate; motion of creditors|(a) An executor or administrator shall not be bound to make sale of estate, so fraudulently conveyed, under a license from the Probate Division of the Superior Court, nor sue for the estate for the benefit of the creditors unless on motion of creditors of the deceased, nor unless the creditors filing the motion pay that part of the costs and expenses, or give security to the executor or administrator as the court judges equitable.(b) An executor or administrator shall not be required to sell fraudulently conveyed property under a license from the Probate Division of the Superior Court, or sue for the fraudulently conveyed property for the benefit of the creditors unless the creditors of the deceased file a motion to do so and comply with any court requirements to pay associated costs and expenses or give security to the executor or administrator. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 73; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
14 V.S.A. § 1558
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 73 - Proceedings for Recovery of Property Embezzled and Fraudulently Conveyed|§ 1558. Creditor may act

§ 1558. Creditor may act|(a) If there is a deficiency of assets in the estate, any creditor of the estate who obtains a license to do so from the Probate Division of the Superior Court may bring an action in the name of the executor or administrator in the Probate Division to recover any property fraudulently conveyed by the deceased in his or her lifetime. The action shall be for the benefit of the creditors and shall be brought in the same manner as an action by the executor or administrator under section 1554 of this title. A creditor licensed by the court to bring an action under this section may recover any property conveyed by the deceased in his or her lifetime by a fraudulent or void conveyance.(b) An action under this section shall not be commenced until the creditor files with the court a bond with sufficient sureties conditioned to indemnify the executor or administrator against the costs of the action.(c) A creditor who brings an action under this section shall have a lien upon the judgment recovered by him or her for the costs incurred and any other expenses the court deems equitable. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
14 V.S.A. § 1611
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 75 - License to Sell and Convey Real and Personal Property|§ 1611. Court may order personal and real estate sold

§ 1611. Court may order personal and real estate sold|The Probate Division of the Superior Court may order the sale of all or part of the personal or real estate of the estate when it appears necessary or beneficial for the administration of the estate. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 74; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
14 V.S.A. § 1614
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 75 - License to Sell and Convey Real and Personal Property|§ 1614. Interested persons may prevent sale; bond

§ 1614. Interested persons may prevent sale; bond|A license to sell real estate shall not be granted if any interested person gives a bond in such sum and with such sureties as the Probate Division of the Superior Court directs, conditioned to pay the debts and expenses of administration within such time as the court directs. The bond shall be for the security and may be prosecuted for the benefit of the creditors as well as of the executor or administrator. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
14 V.S.A. § 1652
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 75 - License to Sell and Convey Real and Personal Property|§ 1652. Deed of executor or administrator

§ 1652. Deed of executor or administrator|The deed of an executor or administrator, who has obtained a certified copy of an order of sale or license to sell real estate from the Probate Division of the Superior Court, shall be valid to convey the real estate of a deceased person thereby authorized to be sold. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
14 V.S.A. § 1654
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 75 - License to Sell and Convey Real and Personal Property|§ 1654. Disposal of proceeds of beneficial sale

§ 1654. Disposal of proceeds of beneficial sale|In case of the sale of property for the benefit of interested persons, the proceeds shall be decreed to those persons otherwise entitled to the property. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
14 V.S.A. § 1656
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 75 - License to Sell and Convey Real and Personal Property|§ 1656. Estate sold to pay debts and legacies in other states

§ 1656. Estate sold to pay debts and legacies in other states|When the sale of real or personal estate is not necessary to pay the debts of the deceased person in this State, and it appears to the Probate Division of the Superior Court by the records and proceedings of a Probate Division in another state that the estate of the deceased in the other state is not sufficient to pay the debts and legacies in that state, the Probate Division of the Superior Court in this State may license the executor or administrator to sell the real or personal estate for the payment of debts and legacies in the other state, in the same manner as provided for the payment of debts and legacies in this State. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
14 V.S.A. § 1657
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 75 - License to Sell and Convey Real and Personal Property|§ 1657. Real estate sold to pay legacy

§ 1657. Real estate sold to pay legacy|When the personal property of the estate is insufficient to satisfy a legacy given by will, the executor may be licensed by the Probate Division of the Superior Court to sell real estate of the estate for the purpose of paying the legacy. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
14 V.S.A. § 1658
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 75 - License to Sell and Convey Real and Personal Property|§ 1658. Death, resignation, or removal of fiduciary; new license

§ 1658. Death, resignation, or removal of fiduciary; new license|In case of the death, resignation, or removal of an executor or administrator before the completion of a sale of real estate under a license granted by the Probate Division of the Superior Court, on motion at any time within two years after issuing a prior license, the court may issue a new license to the successor fiduciary without further notice or hearing. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 78; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
14 V.S.A. § 1659
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 75 - License to Sell and Convey Real and Personal Property|§ 1659. License when deceased under contract to convey; court may grant; effect of deed

§ 1659. License when deceased under contract to convey; court may grant; effect of deed|(a) When a decedent had contracted to convey real estate and the party contracted with has performed or is ready to perform the conditions of the contract, on motion for that purpose, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may grant license to the executor or administrator of the estate to convey the lands according to the contract, including any modifications to it. If the executor or administrator is the transferee under the contract, the judge of the court shall execute the deed. The deed executed by the executor, administrator, judge, or special administrator or master appointed by the court shall be valid to convey the real estate authorized to be conveyed under the contract.(b) The Probate Division of the Superior Court shall not grant a license to convey the real estate of a deceased person under contract if it appears to the court after hearing that the assets in the hands of the executor or administrator will be reduced by the conveyance in an amount that prevents a creditor from receiving the whole debt and the value of the real estate to be sold is materially greater than the contract price. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
14 V.S.A. § 1661
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 75 - License to Sell and Convey Real and Personal Property|§ 1661. Real estate held in trust; license to convey to beneficiary

§ 1661. Real estate held in trust; license to convey to beneficiary|When a person dies seized of real estate held in trust for another person or seized of real estate by virtue of a decree of foreclosure or sale on execution to the deceased or to an executor or administrator on a debt nominally owed to the deceased but actually owed to another person, after notice, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may grant license to the executor or administrator to convey the real estate to the person, or to an executor or administrator, for whose use and benefit they are held, and the court may decree the execution of the trust, whether created by deed or by law. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 80; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
14 V.S.A. § 1662
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 75 - License to Sell and Convey Real and Personal Property|§ 1662. Sale of encumbered property of deceased; disposition of surplus

§ 1662. Sale of encumbered property of deceased; disposition of surplus|When the executor or administrator is licensed to sell real or personal estate of the decedent that is subject to any mortgage or other lien, the net sale proceeds shall be first applied to the payment of the secured debt. If the property sold is subject to a devise under the will of the decedent, any surplus sale proceeds shall be distributed to the devisee of the property. If the property sold is not subject to a devise under the will of the decedent, any surplus sale proceeds shall be administered by the executor or administrator as property of the estate. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 81; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
14 V.S.A. § 1665
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 75 - License to Sell and Convey Real and Personal Property|§ 1665. Exception; application of law

§ 1665. Exception; application of law|Section 1662 of this title shall not affect the rights of a surviving spouse, but shall apply to the application of the net proceeds of a sale of mortgaged real estate sold pursuant to a license granted by the Probate Division of the Superior Court after February 1, 1901. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
14 V.S.A. § 1721
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 77 - Decrees of Distribution or Partition of Estates|§ 1721. Distribution; court to order; persons entitled to shares may recover

§ 1721. Distribution; court to order; persons entitled to shares may recover|(a) After payment of or provision for the debts, funeral charges, and expenses of administration, allowances made for the maintenance of the family and support of the minor children, and the assignment to the surviving spouse of the elective or intestate share of the decedent's estate:  (1) the executor or administrator may distribute without court order personal estate in partial or full satisfaction of legacies, bequests, and residuary interests in an aggregate amount not to exceed one-half of the remaining estate; (2) the court, upon motion of the executor or administrator, may order partial distribution of devises, legacies, bequests, and residual shares, or order other payments, before a final accounting and distribution; and (3) after the Probate Division of the Superior Court approves a final accounting and the Department of Taxes provides a notice of clearance, the court shall order the distribution of the remaining estate.   (b) In its orders of distribution, the court shall name the persons and proportions or parts to which each is entitled, and such persons may demand and recover their respective shares from the executor or administrator or any other person having possession of them. In the event that the assets remaining in the hands of the executor or administrator after one or more partial distributions are insufficient to satisfy the ultimate expenses and charges against the estate, those persons having received the distributions shall be liable to repay the executor or administrator on a pro rata basis. If the executor or administrator cannot collect against one or more of the persons to whom the distributions were made, the amount not recoverable shall be equitably apportioned by the court among the other persons subject to apportionment. The court may assign the claim for recovery of previously distributed assets to persons directed by the court to repay a disproportionate amount of the total.(c) The executor or administrator shall include in its application for distribution of the residue that the decedent has been cremated and decedent's remains properly disposed of, or that a suitable gravestone has been erected or provided for at the grave of the deceased if buried in this State, and that perpetual care has been provided for the burial lot, if any. (Amended 1989, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
14 V.S.A. § 1722
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 77 - Decrees of Distribution or Partition of Estates|§ 1722. Parties interested may have order on giving bond

§ 1722. Parties interested may have order on giving bond|An order for distribution may be made on motion of the executor or administrator or of one or more persons interested in the estate. The heirs, devisees, or legatees shall not be entitled to an order for distribution of their shares until the conditions for distribution described in section 1721 of this title have been satisfied, unless they give a bond, with such surety as the court directs, to secure the payment of the amounts necessary to satisfy the conditions and to indemnify the executor or administrator against the same. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 82; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
14 V.S.A. § 1723
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 77 - Decrees of Distribution or Partition of Estates|§ 1723. Advancement; how asserted; what constitutes

§ 1723. Advancement; how asserted; what constitutes|An interested party may assert a claim that the decedent made a transfer during life that was an advancement. The party making the claim shall have the burden of proving it. Real or personal estate given by a decedent during the decedent's lifetime shall be reckoned toward the share of the decedent's estate otherwise allocable to the person to whom the lifetime gift was made as an advancement, and for that purpose shall be considered a part of the estate, if any of the following apply:  (1) The decedent declares in a writing, signed in the presence of and subscribed by two disinterested persons, that a gift or grant was made as an advancement. (2) The gift or grant is acknowledged in a signed writing as an advancement by the recipient of the gift or grant. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
14 V.S.A. § 1724
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 77 - Decrees of Distribution or Partition of Estates|§ 1724. Advancement reckoned toward heir's share

§ 1724. Advancement reckoned toward heir's share|If the amount advanced exceeds the share of the heir or other estate beneficiary, he or she shall be excluded from any further share in the estate but shall not be liable to refund any part of the amount advanced. If the advancement is less than the share of the heir or other estate beneficiary, he or she shall receive a further sum that, with the advancement, equals his or her legal share in the estate. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)