§ 335 - Beneficiary dying before testator; descendants to take - Vermont Statutes

§ 335. Beneficiary dying before testator; descendants to take

When a testamentary gift is made to a child or other kindred of the testator, and the designated beneficiary dies before the testator, leaving one or more descendants who survive the testator, such descendants shall take the gift that the designated beneficiary would have taken if he or she had survived the testator, unless a different disposition is required by the will. (Added 2009, No. 55, § 5, eff. June 1, 2009.)