The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
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OWNERSHIP OF CEMETERY LOTS
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 5537)
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§ 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.)