Fill and Sign the Notice to Interested Persons of Commencement of Trust Proceeding Vermont 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 TRUST PROCEEDING To: ______________________________ You are notified that a petition, a copy of which is attached, requesting that a trust estate be opened according to Last Will and Testament, and codicils, if any, of __________ , has been filed in this court by __________________ . The Last Will and Testament of the deceased dated __________________ and allowed by this court on __________________ in a proceeding with the Docket Number of __________ , was presented with the petition. You may obtain a copy of the Will from the court or the petitioner. You are also notified that a hearing on this petition will be held on __________ , 20 ______ at __________________ . If you desire to be heard on the above matter, you must appear at the 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 - 1 - 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 may inquire by calling or writing the petition, the petitioner's attorney, or the register of the court. Date: Signed: Judge Print Name: ______________________________ Address: ________________________________________ Telephone: (       ) _______________ Name and Address of the Petitioner or the Petitioner's Attorney, if any. Name _________________________ _________________________ Address _________________________ ______________________ _________________________ ______________________________ _________________________ ______________________________ Telephone ( ___ ) ____________________ ( ___ ) ____________________ Rev. 9/5/95 - 2 -