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. § 318)
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§ 318. Allowance to children after payment of debts
Before any partition or division of an estate among the heirs or beneficiaries by
will, an allowance may be made for the necessary expenses of support and maintenance
of the children of the decedent until they reach 18 years of age. The Probate Division
of the Superior 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. (Added 2009, No. 55, § 5, eff. June 1, 2009; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 236, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)