Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 2794
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 2794
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Personal estate: shall include all property other than real estate. See
- Probate: Proving a will
§ 2794. Citation of person suspected of embezzling or secreting
If a guardian, ward, creditor or heir apparent of a ward files a motion complaining to the Probate Division of the Superior Court that a person is suspected of having concealed, embezzled, or conveyed away money, goods, or chattels of the ward, or that such person has possession or knowledge of deeds or other writings that would furnish evidence of a right, title, interest, or claim of the ward in or to real or personal estate, the court may cite that person to appear before it to be examined on oath upon the matter. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 7; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 132; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)