The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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.
Title 14 : Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 073 : Proceedings for Recovery of Property Embezzled and Fraudulently Conveyed
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 1552)-
§ 1552. Person entrusted with estate may be compelled to render account
On motion of an executor or administrator, the court may order a person who is entrusted by an executor or administrator with any part of the estate of the deceased person to appear under oath and render a full accounting of the property. If the person so ordered refuses to appear and render an account, the person may be subject to proceedings for civil contempt under 12 V.S.A. § 122. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 72; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)