Code · Vermont · Title 14 — Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations · Chapter 83

§ 1955.

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§ 1955. Waiver and bar

The right to disclaim property or an interest therein is barred by

(1)an assignment, conveyance, encumbrance, pledge, or transfer of the property or interest, or a contract therefor;

(2)an encumbrance, except that the lien for a writ of attachment or a judgment lien shall only bar a disclaimer to the extent of the amount of the lien;

(3)a written waiver of the right to disclaim;

(4)an acceptance of the property or interest or a benefit thereunder; or

(5)a sale of the property or interest under judicial sale made before the disclaimer is effected. (Added 1985, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.).)