Vermont Statutes
Chapter 77 - Decrees of Distribution or Partition of Estates
§ 1741. Parties to pay cost of partition, when

§ 1741. Parties to pay cost of partition, when
If there are insufficient assets in the hands of the executor or administrator that may be lawfully applied to the costs of partition, the expenses and charges of partition determined by the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall be paid by the parties interested in the partition in proportion to their respective shares or interests in the premises and the proportions shall be allowed by the court. If a person interested in the partition does not pay his or her proportion or share, the court may issue a judgment order for the sum assessed, for the benefit of the executor or administrator against the party not paying, returnable in 60 days from the date of the order. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)

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