Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 921
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 921
- 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
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- 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
§ 921. Property of persons serving in armed force — Absent persons, conservator
When a person, hereinafter referred to as an absentee, who is serving in or with the U.S. Armed Forces, its allies, or as a crew member of a merchant vessel, has been reported or listed as missing, missing in action, interned, or beleaguered, besieged, or captured by an enemy, and has an interest in any property in this State and has not provided an adequate power of attorney authorizing another to act on the absentee’s behalf in regard to the absentee’s property, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may appoint a conservator to take charge of the absentee’s estate under the supervision and subject to the further orders of the court. The appointment may be made upon a petition alleging the foregoing facts, showing the necessity of providing for the care of property, and may be brought by any person who would have an interest in the property if the absentee were deceased, or on the court’s own motion. The court shall schedule a hearing and notice shall be given as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 44; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)