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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 3011

  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiduciary: includes executor, administrator, special administrator, trustee, conservator, guardian of a minor, guardian of a spendthrift, voluntary guardian of a person who has an infirmity and total or limited guardian of an adult with a developmental disability, but excludes one who is merely a guardian ad litem. See
  • 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.
  • Probate: Proving a will

§ 3011. Special fiduciary

When a guardian fails to perform duties required by law, the Rules of Probate Procedure, or order of the court, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may suspend the guardian from further duties and appoint a special fiduciary to assume temporarily the powers and duties of the guardian replaced. A special fiduciary shall give a bond as is otherwise required in the proceeding. (Added 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 155; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)