Probate Court Form No. 8
Notice of Commencement of Probate
Proceeding and Hearing on Allowance of Will
STATE OF VERMONT
PROBATE COURT
DISTRICT OF
,SS.
DOCKET NO. ________________
IN RE THE ESTATE OF ____________________
LATE OF ________________________________
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROBATE
PROCEEDING AND HEARING ON ALLOWANCE OF WILL
TO: ___________________
You are notified that a petition, a copy of which is attached, requesting
an estate to be opened for
, deceased, has been
filed in this court by
.
An instrument purporting
to be the Last Will and Testament dated
and
Codicil thereto dated
of the deceased was presented
with the petition.
You may obtain a copy of the Will from the petitioner
or the court.
You are also notified that a hearing on the allowance of the Will and the
issuance of Letters Testamentary to 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 at the
hearing.
This is the first action in this proceeding.
If you wish to receive notice
of all future events or motions which may occur in this matter until it is
closed you must enter your appearance in this proceeding with the court.
This can be accomplished by return 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 the
petitioner, the petitioner's attorney, or the register of the court.
If you
intend to contest the Will, please notify the register in advance to
facilitate court scheduling.
Dated ____________________
Signed ____________________________
Judge/Register/Petitioner's Attorney
Probate Court, District of
_____________________
Address__________________________________________
Telephone (802)________________
Name and Address of Petitioner and Petitioner's Attorney, if any.
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