Vermont Statutes Annotated
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 67 (2026)
Estates by entirety
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Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 67)-
§ 67. Estates by entirety
Real estate and tangible personal property and the products thereof, held and owned by husband and wife by the entirety, are made chargeable during the lifetime of the husband for the debts contracted by him for the necessary upkeep of such property, in the same manner and to the same extent as if owned and held by him in his sole name.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1962–1988 · leading case: In re Est. of Elliott, 542 A.2d 282 (Vt. 1988).
In re Est. of Elliott, 542 A.2d 282 (Vt. 1988). “In filing their claim, the DeFreests relied on 15 V.S.A. § 67 to attribute Mr. Elliott’s debt to his wife’s estate, since Mr.”
Agway, Inc. v. Marotti, 540 A.2d 1044 (Vt. 1988). “Instead, plaintiff asserts that Annette Marotti is liable under 15 V.S.A. § 67, which provides in pertinent part: Real estate .”
In re D'Avignon, 34 B.R. 790 (Bankr. D. Vt. 1981). “2d 8 and 15 V.S.A. § 67. The Debtors have strongly resisted consolidation of the two cases on the theory that their individual rights as Debtors would be prejudiced.”
Beacon Milling Co. v. Larose, 418 A.2d 32 (Vt. 1980). “If this property is held as a tenancy by the entirety, or if it is held to Rita Larose’s sole and separate use, it is not chargeable for Albert Larose’s sole debts regardless of the fact that his name is on the account.”
Pettengill v. United States, 205 F. Supp. 10 (D. Vt. 1962). “JUDGMENT ORDER It is hereby ordered, adjudged and decreed that the tax liens asserted by the *14 United States against Arthur G.”
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