Vermont § 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.)