§ 931.
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§ 931. Limitations on claims of creditors
All claims against the decedent’s estate that arose before the death of the decedent, including claims of the State and any subdivision thereof except claims filed by the State on behalf of Vermont Medicaid, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, founded on contract, tort, or other legal basis, if not barred earlier by other statute of limitations, are barred against the estate, the legal representative of the estate, and the heirs and devisees of the decedent, unless presented within one year after the decedent’s death.
Nothing in this section affects or prevents any proceeding to enforce any mortgage, pledge, or other lien upon the property of the estate. Claims filed by the State on behalf of Vermont Medicaid must be filed in accordance with subsection 1203(d) of this title. (Added 1973, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 3, 1974; amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 49; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2023, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § E.307, eff.
July 1, 2024.)