Vermont § 4016 Judicial relief

Vermont Statutes

§ 4016 — Judicial relief

Vermont § 4016

Title 14Title 14: Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations

Ch. 127Chapter 127: Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act

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Bluebook

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4016 (2026).

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(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 regula

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(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.