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. § 320)
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§ 320. Effect of divorce order
A final divorce or dissolution order from any state shall nullify a gift by will to
an individual who was the decedent’s spouse at the time the will was executed and
any nomination of the spouse as executor, executrix, trustee, guardian, or other fiduciary
as named in the will, if the decedent was no longer married to or in a civil union
with that individual at the time of death, unless the decedent’s will specifically
states to the contrary. (Added 2009, No. 55, § 5, eff. June 1, 2009; amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)