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Probate Court Form No. 6 (Page 1 of 2) Petition to Open Estate Under Foreign Will R 7/87 STATE OF VERMONT PROBATE COURT DISTRICT OF \ SS. DOCKET NO. IN RE THE ESTATE OF LATE OF \ PETITION TO OPEN AN ESTATE UNDER FOREIGN WILL Part I. Request to open an estate and appoint an executor The undersigned petitioner represents as follows: That \ , a resident of in the County of and State of died on , 20 . That the Last Will and Testament of the deceased was duly proved, and allowed by the Court of which has principal jurisdiction of the estate of the deceased. That I was appointed executor of the Last Will and Te stament and am acting as such. That the deceased left real estate with an estimated va lue of $ and personal estate with an estimated va lue of $ to be administered in the Probate District of in the State of Ve rmont. A description of the real and personal property is attached to this petition on Form No. 7. That attached to this petition is a list of the next of kin and 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 fee. And that I have attached to this petition an authenticated copy of the Will and the probate thereof in the Court of . . Therefore, I request the court to open an estate in this matte r and request that the copy of the Wills be allowed, filed and recorded a nd that t he Will have t he sa me e ffect as if it had been ori ginally proved in this c ourt. Also I request that \ of County of \ in the State of be appointed \ of this estate. Dated Signed \ , Petitioner Print Name \ Address \ \ Telephone Part II. Acceptance of the appointm ent as executor or administrator I accept the appointment as and ask that the above me ntioned Will admitted to probate, and that Letters Testamentary or of administration be issued to me. Dated Signed \ , Executor/Administrator Print Name \ Address \ Telephone \ Probate Court Form No. 6 (Page 2 of 2) Petition to Open Estate Under Foreign Will R 7/87 Part III. Consent of interested persons 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 with no further notice. Signature Print Name Date _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ Part IV. Acceptance of the appoin tment 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 appoin tment as administrator, c.t.a. and ask that the above-mentioned Will be admitted to probate, and that the Letters Testamentary be iss ued to me.(Attach letter of refusal or other proof of refusal or inability to serve.) Dated Signed \ ,Administrator, c.t.a. 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 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 _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ _______________________________________ ______________________________\ _____ _____________ Print Name \ Address \ Telephone \