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.
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 1557)
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§ 1557. Sale of fraudulently conveyed estate; motion of creditors
(a) An executor or administrator shall not be bound to make sale of estate, so fraudulently
conveyed, under a license from the Probate Division of the Superior Court, nor sue
for the estate for the benefit of the creditors unless on motion of creditors of the
deceased, nor unless the creditors filing the motion pay that part of the costs and
expenses, or give security to the executor or administrator as the court judges equitable.
(b) An executor or administrator shall not be required to sell fraudulently conveyed property
under a license from the Probate Division of the Superior Court, or sue for the fraudulently
conveyed property for the benefit of the creditors unless the creditors of the deceased
file a motion to do so and comply with any court requirements to pay associated costs
and expenses or give security to the executor or administrator. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 73; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)