Current through L. 2024, c. 185.
Section 106 - Duty of custodian of will; liability(a) After the death of a testator and on request of an interested person, a person having custody of a will of the testator shall deliver it with reasonable promptness to an appropriate court. A person who intentionally refuses or fails to deliver a will after being ordered to do so by the court in a proceeding brought for the purpose of compelling delivery may be subject to proceedings for civil contempt under 12 V.S.A. § 122.(b) A person who suffers damages as a result of another person's intentional failure to deliver a will shall have an action in Superior Court for damages and injunctive relief.Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), §16; 2009 , No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. 2/1/2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.