Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 4 Sec. 312

  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 312. Resident’s estate; settlement

If an inhabitant of this State dies, his or her will shall be proved, or letters of administration granted and his or her estate settled in the Probate Court of the district in which he or she resided at the time of his or her death.