Probate Court Form No. 8 Notice of Commencement of Probate Proceeding and Hearing on Allowance of Will STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF _______________________ PROBATE COURT IN RE THE ESTATE OF _______________________________ DOCKET NO. __________________ LATE OF ______________________ NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROBATE PROCEEDING AND HEARING ON ALLOWANCE OF WILL TO:______________________________ You are notified that a petition, a copy of which is attached, requesting an estate to be opened for ________________________________, deceased has been filed in this court by __________________________________,. An instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament dated _____________________ and Codicil thereto dated _________________ of the deceased was presented with the petition. You may obtain a copy of the Will from the petitioner or the court. You are also notified that a hearing on the allowance of the Will and the issuance of Letters Testamentary to the executor for the estate has been scheduled for ________________ on ___________, 20____, at ______________________. You are advised that the Will may be allowed if no interested person appears to object to this action at the hearing. This is the first action in this proceeding. If you wish to receive notice of all future events or motions which may occur in the matter until it is closed you must enter your appearance in this proceeding with the court. This can be accomplished by returning to the court a completed Form No. 148 entitled “Notice of Appearance” which is attached to this notice. You will then receive notice of all future events or motions as long as the proceeding is open and you remain an “interested person” a s defined in Rule 17(a) of the Vermont Ruled of Probate Procedure, a copy of which is attached to this notice. If you have questions about the nature of this proceeding or the purpose or content of this notice, you may inquire by calling or writing the petitioner, the petitioner’s attorney, or the register of the court. If you intend to contest the Will, please notify the register in advance to facilitate court scheduling. Dated: ________________________________ _______________________ Probate Register Probate Court, District of ___________________ _______________________ _______________________ Name and Address of the Petitioner and the Petitioner’s Attorney, if any. _________________________________ _____________________________ _________________________________ _____________________________ _________________________________ ______________________________ _________________________________ ______________________________ American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com