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Fill out a Petition to Open Decedents Estate that you can file with the probate court. This is the form you need to start the probate process after someone has died. The decedent is the person who died. You can find more information about the probate process on our website or on the Vermont Judiciary website.
Formal Probate If the person who died owned real estate or if the estate is worth more than $45,000.
In your will, you can name the person you want to be in charge of following your wishes. This person is called your executor. After your death, your will must go through the Probate Division of Superior Court before any distributions can be made.
Probate courts in Vermont have been responsible for the probate of wills, the settlement of estates, guardianships, adoptions, civil commitments, and name changes.
Assets That Avoid Probate Lifetime gifts. Trust assets. Jointly held property with rights of survivorship. POD and TOD accounts. Proceeds of life insurance. Retirement accounts.
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Related Q&A to Vermont Probate Court Form

Vermont Inheritance Law and Spouses If you die intestate in Vermont, which is not a community property state, your spouse will inherit everything if you have no children, or if your only descendants are with your spouse. Descendants include children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Assets held in a trust are non-probate assets and can be distributed immediately if the trust terms dictate. Most assets, including you home, can be held in a trust. Jointly held property with rights of survivorship. Jointly owned property, when titled correctly, does not go through probate.

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