If a devisee, legatee, heir, widow, or other person, entitled to some portion or all
of an estate, appears within 17 years from the date of the decree and files a claim
with the Probate Division of the Superior Court that made the decree, and establishes
the claim to the estate, he or she shall have possession of the same to the extent
of the claim, or, if sold, the town shall be accountable to him or her for the avails,
after deducting reasonable charges for the care of the estate. If the claim is not
made within the time mentioned, it shall be barred. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
In Re Est. of Gillin, 773 A.2d 270 (Vt. 2001). · cites it 3דPetitioners argued before the probate court and the superior court that the MacCallum decision applies, as well, to permit collateral relatives to inherit from adopted children, and that their claim is timely filed under the escheat statute, 14 V.S.A. § 684. We agree and…”
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