2017 Vermont Statutes
Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 3 - Probate And Procedure For Construction Of Wills
§ 114 Petition and hearing on
§ 114. Petition and hearing on
(a) When a will has been allowed in any other state or country, as provided in section 113 of this title, an executor or other person interested may file a petition for ancillary administration. The petition shall contain:
(1) A duly authenticated copy of the decedent's will and the allowance thereof (where probate is required by the laws of such state or country) or
(2) A duly authenticated certificate of the legal custodian of such original will that the same is a true copy and that such will has become operative by the laws of such state or country (where probate is not required by the laws of such state or country) or
(3) A copy of a notarial will in possession of a notary in a foreign state or country entitled to the custody thereof and duly authenticated by such notary (the laws of such state or country requiring that such will remain in the custody of such notary).
(b) After receiving a petition for ancillary administration, the probate division of the superior court shall schedule a hearing, and notice shall be given, as provided by the rules of probate procedure. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 21; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
