Fill and Sign the Petition to Open a Testate Estate Vermont Form

STATE OF VERMONT PROBATE COURT DISTRICT OF ____________ In Re the Estate of: ) DOCKET No. __________ ) __________________ ) , Deceased ) ) ) LATE OF ) ) __________________ . ) ) ) PETITION TO OPEN A TESTATE ESTATE Part I. Request to open an estate The undersigned petitioner represents as follows: That Name , a resident of City in the County of County and State of State , died on Date , 20 ___ . That the deceased left an instrument bearing the date of _______________ purporting to be the Last Will and Testament and Codicil thereto dated _______________ which names _______________ as executor. That the deceased left real estate with an estimated value of $ ___________ and personal estate with an estimated value of $ ___________ to be administered. That attached to this petition is a list of the heirs-at-law of the deceased plus a list of all legatees, devisees and beneficiaries named in the Will who have not been previously listed. (Attach Form 5.) That I have attached a copy of the death certificate and the entry fee. And that the purported Will and Testament and Codicil thereto is attached to this petition. Therefore, I request the court to open an estate in this matter. I request that the court issue Letters Testamentary to _______________ of _______________ in the County of _______________ and State of _____________ as executor or appoint - 1 - said person as administrator, c.t.a. of the estate of the deceased, and ask that the above-mentioned Will be admitted to probate and that Letters Testamentary be issued. Date: Signed: , Executor Print Name: ______________________________ Address: ________________________________________ Telephone: (       ) _______________ Part II. Acceptance of the Appointment as Executor I accept appointment as executor and ask the above-mentioned Will be admitted to probate, and that Letters Testamentary be issued to me. Date: Signed: , Executor Print Name: ______________________________ Address: ________________________________________ Telephone: (       ) _______________ Part III. Consent to Allowance of Will By our signatures below, we, the heirs at law and surviving spouse of the deceased, consent to the allowance of the Will. We understand that based on this consent the court may allow the Will without testimony and without further notice. Signature Print Name Date _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ - 2 - _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ Part IV. Acceptance of the Appointment as Administrator, C.T.A. (to be completed if executor is unable or refuses to accept appointment) The person named in the Will as executor refuses or is unable to accept the appointment therefore I request and accept appointment as administrator, c.t.a. and ask that the above-mentioned Will be admitted to probate, and that the Letters Testamentary be issued to me. (Attach letter of refusal or other proof of refusal or inability to serve.) Date: Signed: Administrator, c.t.a. Print Name: ______________________________ Address: ________________________________________ Telephone: (       ) _______________ Part V. Consent of Interested Persons to Appointment of Administrator, C.T.A. By our signatures below, we, the persons interested in this estate, consent to the appointment of Name as administrator, c.t.a. We understand that if all interested persons do not sign below, a hearing on the appointment will be scheduled by the court and notice of that hearing will be given to all interested persons by the petitioner or court. Signature Print Name Date - 3 - _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ _____________________ _____________________ __________ Rev. March 1, 1988. - 4 -