2014 Vermont Statutes
Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 42 - DESCENT AND SURVIVORS' RIGHTS
Subchapter 2: SURVIVORS' RIGHTS AND ALLOWANCES
§ 322 Unlawful killing affecting inheritance
§ 322. Unlawful killing affecting inheritance
Notwithstanding sections 311 through 314 of this title or provisions otherwise made, in any case in which an individual is entitled to inherit or receive property under the last will of a decedent, or otherwise, such individual's share in the decedent's estate shall be forfeited and shall pass to the remaining heirs or beneficiaries of the decedent if the individual intentionally and unlawfully kills the decedent. In any proceedings to contest the right of an individual to inherit or receive property under a will or otherwise, the record of that individual's conviction of intentionally and unlawfully killing the decedent shall be admissible in evidence and shall conclusively establish that such individual did intentionally and unlawfully kill the decedent. (Added 2009, No. 55, § 5, eff. June 1, 2009.)
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