The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 904)
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§ 904. Nonresident executor or administrator
(a) In all cases where the principal administration is in this State, the Probate Division
of the Superior Court shall appoint an executor or administrator who is not domiciled
in this State only at the discretion of the court.
(b) Any nonresident estate fiduciary shall forthwith designate in writing a resident of
this State who accepts appointment as the resident agent of the nonresident estate
fiduciary and agrees to accept service of legal process and other communications on
behalf of the executor or administrator. The appointment and acceptance shall be filed
with the court. Service of legal process against the nonresident executor or administrator
may be accomplished by serving the resident agent. (Amended 1959, No. 262, § 30, eff. June 11, 1959; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 36; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)