The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 18 : Health
Chapter 121 : Cemeteries
Subchapter 005 : OWNERSHIP OF CEMETERY LOTS
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 5537)-
§ 5537. Heirs
If an heir or other person entitled to such lot appears within 17 years after the date of such decree and files a claim with the Probate Division of the Superior Court that made such decree, and establishes a claim to such lot, the heir or other person shall have possession of the same, or if sold, the agency shall be accountable for the avails of such sale, without interest, to the persons entitled thereto, after deducting charges and costs incurred by the agency in connection therewith. A claim not made within 17 years shall be barred. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2023, No. 6, § 189, eff. July 1, 2023.)
