2018 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.)
