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
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 903)
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§ 903. Administration; to whom granted
If an executor is not named in the will, or if a person dies intestate, appointments
to administer the estate may be made in the following manner:
(1) To the surviving spouse or next of kin, or both, or the person nominated by the surviving
spouse or next of kin.
(2) If the surviving spouse or next of kin or the person nominated by them is unsuitable,
or if the surviving spouse or the next of kin does not within a reasonable period
of time after the death of the person apply for letters of administration or nominate
another person to whom letters of administration may be granted, the court may grant
letters of administration to one or more of the principal creditors, if competent
and willing to serve.
(3) If there is not a creditor who is competent and willing to serve, letters of administration
may be issued to another person appointed by the Probate Division of the Superior
Court in its discretion.
(4) If the appointment is to enable a quiet title action or another action to clear title
to lands, the court may appoint a suitable person as the administrator for that purpose
upon application of the reputed owner of the land formerly owned by the decedent. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)