General practice firm at 2 Park Street in Middlebury, Addison County. Benj and Lesley Deppman handle probate matters and trust and estate administration, and represent beneficiaries and fiduciaries in estate and trust disputes, including will and trust contests and claims that an executor or trustee mismanaged assets.
Probate in Rutland County
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Rutland County Superior Court - Probate Division
Rutland County
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Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Office
83 Center Street, Rutland, VT 05701
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Trust Administration Firms Serving Rutland County
Solo practice of Anthony R. Duprey in the Kennedy Brothers Building in Vergennes, Addison County; he opened his first Vergennes office in 1996. Represents executors and trustees in Probate Court cases and trust administration, and prepares wills, revocable trusts and Lady Bird Johnson deeds, with Medicaid long-term care planning for older clients.
Firm with offices in Middlebury and Burlington. Assists executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries in administering estates and trusts whether or not the assets pass through probate, and its estate litigators bring and defend will, trust and administration challenges in Probate Court, Superior Court and the Vermont Supreme Court.
Vergennes solo practice of Carolyn Thompson, a fourth-generation lawyer with 25 years in wills, trusts and estates, including trust and estate litigation. After a death she helps families manage an estate or trust and advises people on their interests in a deceased person's assets. The initial consultation of up to 90 minutes is a flat $150.
Two-attorney firm with offices in Waterbury Center and Middlebury, serving clients throughout Vermont. Handles probate estates and trust administration for executors, heirs and beneficiaries, has served as administrator or executor of estates, and coordinates estate tax filings and property sales. The team will meet clients at home, in a hospital or care facility, or at the courthouse.
South Hero practice based in Grand Isle County that represents clients in almost every Vermont county. Harry Parker handles probate and trust administration and minor and adult guardianships, and drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney and special needs plans. The Vermont Supreme Court appointed him in November 2025 to the Advisory Committee on the Rules of Probate Procedure.
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Settling a trust in Vermont happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust Code14A V.S.A. § 101 et seq.Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries within 60 days14A V.S.A. § 813Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
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In Vermont, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)14A V.S.A. § 708Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
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How Do I Settle an Estate?
Settling an estate in Vermont: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 60 days14 V.S.A. §§ 1051-1053Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 months14 V.S.A. §§ 1201-1207Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.
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Do I Have to File Tax Returns for Someone Who Died?
Vermont requires a final state income tax return for the decedent alongside the federal Form 104032 V.S.A. § 5822Verified Sep 20, 2026View source; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,00026 USC 2001(c), 2010; P.L. 119-21 §70106Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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Inherited assets in Vermont take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death26 USC § 1014Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, and the gain on a later sale faces ordinary income tax at the state's regular rates, after the first $5,000 of gain is excluded32 V.S.A. § 5811(21)(B)(ii) (capital gains exclusion — individuals) and § 5811(28)(B)(ii) (the SAME exclusion, verbatim, for an estate or a trust)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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