Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 1 (2026)

Who may make

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(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 1)

§ 1. Who may make

Every individual 18 years of age or over or emancipated by court order who is of sound mind may make a will in writing. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: In re Est. of Patricia Bixby McHugo (Susan Inouye, Appellant), 2020 VT 59 (Vt. 2020).

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In re Est. of Patricia Bixby McHugo (Susan Inouye, Appellant), 2020 VT 59 (Vt. 2020). “See 14 V.S.A. §§ 1, 5 (stating that any person of age who is of sound mind can make will, and setting out requisites for execution 3 At the time the will was offered for admission, § 11 stated, in relevant part: “A will shall not be revoked, except by implication of law,…”

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