§ 14202 - Payment of deposits to administrators from another state or country - Vermont Statutes

§ 14202. Payment of deposits to administrators from another state or country

(a) When a deposit is made in a financial institution by a person residing in another state or country, the deposit, or any part thereof, with the interest thereon, may be paid to the administrator or executor appointed in the state or country where the depositor resided at the time of death, provided an administrator or executor has not been appointed in this state at the time of such payment.

(b) An action shall not be maintained against a financial institution for the recovery of a deposit or any part thereof, with the dividend or interest thereon, made by a person residing in another state or country who has died, payment of which has been made to the executor or administrator appointed in the state or country where the depositor resided at the time of death, before the appointment of an executor or administrator in this state. (Added 1999, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.)