The Vermont Statutes Online
The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 14 : Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 127 : Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act
Subchapter 001 : General Provisions
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 4016)-
§ 4016. Judicial relief
(a) The following persons may petition a court to construe a power of attorney or review the agent’s conduct and grant appropriate relief:
(1) the principal or the agent;
(2) a guardian or other fiduciary acting for the principal, including an executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased principal;
(3) a person authorized to make health-care decisions for the principal;
(4) the principal’s spouse, parent, or descendant;
(5) an individual who would qualify as an heir of the principal under the laws of intestacy;
(6) a person named as a beneficiary to receive any property, benefit, or contractual right on the principal’s death or as a beneficiary of a trust created by or for the principal who has a financial interest in the principal’s estate;
(7) a governmental agency having regulatory authority to protect the welfare of the principal;
(8) the principal’s caregiver or another person who demonstrates sufficient interest in the principal’s welfare; and
(9) a person asked to accept the power of attorney.
(b) Upon motion by the principal, the court shall dismiss a petition filed under this section, unless the court finds that the principal lacks capacity to revoke the agent’s authority or the power of attorney. (Added 2023, No. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)
