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§ 1401 — Executor or administrator may sue and defend

Vermont § 1401
JurisdictionVermont
Title 14Title 14: Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Ch. 71Chapter 071: Actions by and Against Executors and Administrators

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 1401 (2026).

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An executor or administrator may commence, prosecute, or defend, in the right of the deceased, actions that survive to the executor or administrator and are necessary for the recovery and protection of the property or rights of the deceased and may prosecute or defend the actions commenced in the lifetime of the deceased. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)

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