Vermont § 107 - Allowance of will; custody of property
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 107 — Allowance of will; custody of property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 107. Allowance of will; custody of property
- (a) If consents are filed by all the heirs at law and surviving spouse, a will may be
allowed without hearing. If consents are not obtained, the court shall schedule a
hearing and notice shall be given as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure. (b) Objections to allowance of the will must be filed in writing not less than seven days
prior to the hearing. In the event that no timely objections are filed, the court
may: (1) allow the will on the testimony of only one of the subscribing witnesses if the witness
testifies that the will was executed as provided in chapter 1 of this title; or (2) allow the will without hearing if it meets criteria set out in section 108 of this title. (c) After delivery of the will to the court, the person named as executor in the will
shall have power pending allowance thereof, to assume custody of the estate for its
preservation until a special or other administrator is appointed and qualifies. (Amended 1975, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2019, No. 36, § 2; 2019, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. October 7, 2020.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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