Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 1951 (2026)

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(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 1951)

§ 1951. Right to disclaim interest in property

A person, or the representative of a deceased, incapacitated or protected person, to whom any property or interest therein devolves, by whatever means, may disclaim it in whole or in part by delivering a written disclaimer under this chapter. The right to disclaim exists notwithstanding any limitation on the interest of the disclaimant in the nature of a spendthrift provision or similar restriction. (Added 1985, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.).)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1997–2009 · leading case: Quesnel v. Town of Middlebury, 706 A.2d 436 (Vt. 1997).

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Quesnel v. Town of Middlebury, 706 A.2d 436 (Vt. 1997). “” 14 V.S.A. § 1951. If the property or interest is disclaimed, “it devolves as if the disclaimant had predeceased the decedent.”

Carvalho v. Est. of Carvalho, 2009 VT 60 (Vt. 2009). “14 V.S.A. § 1951. Persons wishing to disclaim interests in property devolving to them by will or intestate succession may do so in writing within nine months of the owner’s death.”

Carvahlo v. Est. of Carvahlo (Vt. 2009). “14 V.S.A. § 1951. Persons wishing to disclaim interests in property devolving to them by will or intestate succession may do so in writing within nine months of the owner’s death.”

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