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Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 905

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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 905

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Executor: includes administrator with the will annexed. See
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • Probate: Proving a will

§ 905. Appeal to the Civil Division of the Superior Court

If any person appeals to the Civil Division of the Superior Court an order appointing an executor or administrator and the appeal is sustained, the Civil Division of the Superior Court shall appoint another suitable person as executor or administrator, and certify the judgment and subsequent appointment to the Probate Division of the Superior Court. The Probate Division shall set bond and, after the required bond is filed by the executor or administrator, grant letters of administration. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 37; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)

Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 905

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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 905

  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

§ 905. Reviewing compliance

Compliance with the prudent investor rule is determined in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time of a trustee‘s decision or action and not by hindsight. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1.)