>In June 2009, the Vermont legislature changed rules involving how a person’s estate is distributed after death if there is no will. The previous laws followed the centuries old common law of inheritance with dower rights for women and curtesy rights for men. They were confusing, in that there were different rules for real estate and personal property, and dependant […]
>The Vermont legislature enacted comprehensive legislation last year involving estates, trusts, and intestacy statutes, some overturning centuries old law. I will do a series of articles on the new statutes. The first will be on on a brand new provision to take care of your pets after you die. Vermont has enacted a provision to […]
> Where does my property go if I do not have a will? If you do not have a will, the state will distribute your property by what is called the laws of intestacy. Each state’s intestacy laws are different. For example, In New Hampshire, the first $250,000 of your estate, whether real or personal […]