Vermont § 5228 - Forfeiture An individual recognized under section 5227 of this title to have a right of disposition shall forfeit that right in the following circumstances:

§ 5228. Forfeiture An individual recognized under section 5227 of this title to have a right of disposition shall forfeit that right in the following circumstances:

• (1) the individual is identified by a law enforcement agency as a person of interest and
  likely to be prosecuted or is under prosecution for first or second degree murder
  or voluntary manslaughter in connection with the decedent’s death, if the status of
  the investigation or the prosecution is known to the funeral director or disposition
  facility operator, except that if the prosecution is not pursued or the individual
  is acquitted of the alleged crime before the remains are disposed of, the individual
  shall regain the right; (2) the individual does not exercise the right of disposition within three days after
  notification of the death or within five days after the decedent’s time of death,
  whichever is earlier; (3) the Probate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to section 5231 of this title determines that the individual entitled to the right of disposition and the decedent
  were estranged at the time of death; or (4) as otherwise ordered by the Probate Division of the Superior Court. (Added 2007, No. 56, § 1; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj