The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 14 : Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 042 : Descent and Survivors' Rights
Subchapter 002 : Survivors' Rights and Allowances
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 317)-
§ 317. Allowance to children before payment of debts
The court may make reasonable allowance for the necessary expenses of support and maintenance of any children of the decedent until they reach 18 years of age. The court may order the executor or administrator to retain sufficient estate assets for that purpose, except where some provision is made by will for their support. The allowance shall be made before any distribution of the estate among creditors, heirs, or beneficiaries by will. (Added 2009, No. 55, § 5, eff. June 1, 2009; amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
