Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 14 > Chapter 4 - International Wills

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Decedent: A deceased person.
• Dower: A widow
• 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.
• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• International will: means a will executed pursuant to the requirements of this chapter. See
• Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
• 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
• person authorized to act in connection with international wills: means a person who is authorized to supervise the execution of international wills pursuant to this chapter or federal law, including a member of the diplomatic and consular service of the United States designated by Foreign Service Regulations. See
• Personal estate: shall include all property other than real estate. See
• Probate: Proving a will
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• 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
• Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.