Fill and Sign the Interested Persons Probate Form

STATE OF VERMONT PROBATE COURT DISTRICT OF ____________ In Re the Estate of: ) DOCKET No. __________ ) __________________ ) , Deceased ) ) ) LATE OF ) ) __________________ . ) ) ) NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROBATE PROCEEDING AND HEARING ON ALLOWANCE OF WILL To: ____________________ You are notified that a petition, a copy of which is attached, requesting an estate to be opened for ____________________ , deceased, has been filed in this court by _______________ . An instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament dated __________ and Codicil thereto dated __________ of the deceased was presented with the petition. You may obtain a copy of the Will from the petitioner or the court. You are also notified that a hearing on the allowance of the Will and the issuance of Letters Testamentary to the executor for the estate has been scheduled for _______________ on ______________ , 20 ________ at __________ . You are advised that the Will may be allowed if no interested person appears to object to this action at this hearing. This is the first action in this proceeding. If you wish to receive notice of future events or motions, which may occur in this matter, you must enter your appearance in this proceeding with the court. This can be accomplished by returning to the court a completed Form No. 148 entitled "Notice of Appearance" which is attached to this notice. You will then receive notice of all future events or motions as long as the proceeding is open and you remain an "interested person" as defined in Rule 17(a) of the Vermont Rules of Probate Procedure, a copy of which is attached to this notice. If you have questions about the nature of this proceeding or the purpose or content of this notice, you - 1 - may inquire by calling or writing the petitioner, the petitioner's attorney, or the register of the court. If you intend to contest the will, please notify the register in advance to facilitate court scheduling. Dated _______________ Signed _____________________________________ Judge/Register/Petitioner's Attorney Probate Court, District of ________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Telephone ( ) _______________ Name and Address of the Petitioner and the Petitioner's Attorney, if any. Name ___________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ T elephone ( ) _______________ ( ) _______________ Rev. 9/5/95 - 2 -