The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 2358)
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§ 2358. Service of petition; time limitation
The petition shall be filed and served on the adverse party like a summons and complaint.
The adverse party shall file and serve an answer. The petition shall not be sustained
unless it is preferred within two years after the alleged fraud, accident, or mistake
happened, provided that the petition shall be brought before the estate is fully settled
in the Probate Division of the Superior Court. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 52, eff. March 29, 1972; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)