{"data":{"id":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-106","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"14 V.S.A. § 106","heading":"Duty of custodian of will; liability","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 14: Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Chapter 003: Probate and Procedure for Construction of Wills"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/14/003/00106","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"e66bea9611a4d37dbc90142f68137ba8d5431a0335c3a1771f76e4a9695712d1","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-105","next":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}