Vermont § 1553 Forfeiture by person embezzling before letters issued

Vermont Statutes

§ 1553 — Forfeiture by person embezzling before letters issued

Vermont § 1553

Title 14Title 14: Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations

Ch. 73Chapter 073: Proceedings for Recovery of Property Embezzled and Fraudulently Conveyed

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Bluebook

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 1553 (2026).

Text

If a person embezzles or converts any of the property of a decedent before the appointment of the executor or administrator, the person shall be liable to the executor or administrator of the estate for double the value of the property embezzled or converted, to be recovered for the benefit of the estate. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)

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