Fill and Sign the Vermont 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 A FOREIGN WILL FOR ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATION To: Name You are notified that a petition requesting an estate to opened for _______________ , of _______________ , deceased, has been filed in this court by _____________________ . An authenticated copy of the Last Will and Testament and the probate thereof as proved and allowed by the __________________ Court of _________________ was presented with the petition. You are also notified that a hearing on the allowance of the Will and the appointment of 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. To object to this action you must file a written reply to this notice with this court within 14 days of your receipt of this notice. The written reply must specify the reasons the Will should not be allowed or state other objections to the action requested in the petition. - 1 - 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 may inquire by calling or writing to the petitioner, the petitioner's attorney, or the register of the court. Date: Signed: Judge Print Name: ______________________________ Address: ________________________________________ Telephone: (       ) _______________ Name and Address of the Petitioner and Petitioner's Attorney, if any. Name ______________________________ __________________________ Address __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________________ _______________________________ Telephone (       ) ____________ (       ) ____________ Rev. 9/5/95 - 2 -