Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 203
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 203
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probate: Proving a will
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
§ 203. Subject matter jurisdiction
(a) The Probate Division of the Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction of proceedings in this State brought by a trustee or beneficiary concerning the administration of a trust.
(b) The Probate Division of the Superior Court has concurrent jurisdiction with other courts of this State of other proceedings involving a trust. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 236, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 203
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 203
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probate: Proving a will
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 203. Probate proceedings; service; jurisdiction over persons
In proceedings within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Probate Division of the Superior Court where notice is required, interested persons may be bound by the orders of the court in respect to property in or subject to the laws of this State by notice in conformity with law or the Rules of Probate Procedure. An order is binding as to all who are given notice of the proceeding though less than all interested persons are notified. (Added 1975, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 121, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)