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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7302

  • Estate: means the gross estate of a decedent as determined for the purpose of federal estate tax and the estate tax payable to this State. See
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, corporation, government, political subdivision, governmental agency, or local governmental agency. See
  • Tax: means the federal estate tax and the estate tax payable to this State and interest and penalties imposed in addition to the tax. See

§ 7302. Apportionment

Unless the will otherwise provides, the tax shall be apportioned among all persons interested in the estate. The apportionment shall be made in the proportion that the value of the interest of each person interested in the estate bears to the total value of the interests of all persons interested in the estate. The values used in determining the tax shall be used for that purpose. (Added 1975, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)