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: 14A V.S.A. § 1409)
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§ 1409. Court involvement
(a) The court may, upon application of an authorized fiduciary, a person entitled to notice
under subsection 1407(c) of this title, a beneficiary, or, with respect to a charitable interest, the Attorney General or
another person with standing to enforce the charitable interest:
(1) provide instructions to the authorized fiduciary regarding whether a proposed exercise
of the decanting power is permitted under this chapter and consistent with the fiduciary
duties of the authorized fiduciary;
(2) appoint a special fiduciary and authorize the special fiduciary to determine whether
the decanting power should be exercised under this chapter and to exercise the decanting
power;
(3) approve an exercise of the decanting power;
(4) determine that a proposed or attempted exercise of the decanting power is ineffective
because:
(A) after applying section 1422 of this title, the proposed or attempted exercise does not or did not comply with this chapter;
or
(B) the proposed or attempted exercise would be or was an abuse of the fiduciary’s discretion
or a breach of fiduciary duty;
(5) determine the extent to which section 1422 of this title applies to a prior exercise of the decanting power;
(6) provide instructions to the trustee regarding the application of section 1422 of this title to a prior exercise of the decanting power; or
(7) order other relief to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) On application of an authorized fiduciary, the court may approve:
(1) an increase in the fiduciary’s compensation under section 1416 of this title; or
(2) a modification under section 1418 of this title of a provision granting a person the right to remove or replace the fiduciary. (Added 2023, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.)