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.
Subchapter
002
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SURVIVORS' RIGHTS AND ALLOWANCES
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 312)
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§ 312. Surviving spouse to receive household goods
Upon motion, the surviving spouse of a decedent may receive out of the decedent’s
estate all furnishings and furniture in the decedent’s household. If any objection
is made, the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall decide what, if any, of
such personalty shall pass under this section. Goods and effects so assigned shall
be in addition to the distributive share of the estate to which the surviving spouse
is entitled under other provisions of law. In making a determination pursuant to this
section, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may consider the length of the
decedent’s marriage or civil union, the sentimental and monetary value of the property,
and the source of the decedent’s interest in the property. (Added 2009, No. 55, § 5, eff. June 1, 2009; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)