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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 1804

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • Probate: Proving a will

§ 1804. Appearance; appeal

A person not so served may become a party defendant by entering his or her appearance with the Probate Division of the Superior Court before the expiration of the time provided by this section for appeal. An appeal may be taken by any person in interest within 30 days from any final decree issued under this chapter by the Probate Division of the Superior Court. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 176, eff. March 29, 1972; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)