# 4 V.S.A. § 35: Jurisdiction; Probate Division

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S35

## Section

- **Citation:** 4 V.S.A. § 35
- **Heading:** Jurisdiction; Probate Division
- **Jurisdiction:** Vermont
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** VT Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 35

## Text

The Probate Division shall have jurisdiction of:

(1) the probate of wills;

(2) the settlement of estates;

(3) the administration of trusts pursuant to Title 14A;

(4) trusts of absent persons' estates;

(5) charitable, cemetery, and philanthropic trusts;

(6) the appointment of guardians, and of the powers, duties, and rights of guardians and wards;

(7) proceedings concerning 18 V.S.A. chapter 231;

(8) accountings of attorneys-in-fact where no guardian has been appointed and the agent has reason to believe the principal is incompetent;

(9) adoptions and relinquishment for adoption;

(10) uniform gifts to minors;

(11) changes of name;

(12) issuance of new birth certificates and amendment of birth certificates;

(13) correction or amendment of civil marriage certificates and death certificates;

(14) emergency waiver of premarital medical certificates;

(15) proceedings relating to cemetery lots;

(16) trusts relating to community mausoleums or columbaria;

(17) civil actions brought under 18 V.S.A. chapter 107, subchapter 3, relating to disposition of remains;

(18) proceedings relating to the conveyance of a homestead interest of a spouse under a legal disability;

(19) the issuance of declaratory judgments;

(20) issuance of certificates of public good authorizing the civil marriage of persons under 16 years of age;

(21) appointment of administrators to discharge mortgages held by deceased mortgagees;

(22) appointment of trustees for persons confined under sentences of imprisonment;

(23) fixation of compensation and expenses of boards of arbitrators of death taxes of Vermont domiciliaries;

(24) emancipation of minors proceedings filed pursuant to 12 V.S.A. chapter 217;

(25) grandparent visitation proceedings under 15 V.S.A. chapter 18;

(26) other matters as provided by law; and

(27) concurrent with the Family Division, special immigration judicial determinations regarding the custody and care of children within the meaning of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(27)(J) and 8 C.F.R. § 204.11) issued pursuant to 14 V.S.A. chapter 111, subchapter 14.

## Nearby sections

- [4 V.S.A. § 1 § 1. Unified court system established](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S1.md)
- [4 V.S.A. § 2 § 2. Supreme Court established; jurisdiction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S2.md)
- [4 V.S.A. § 3 § 3. Judicial officers; administrative and disciplinary control](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S3.md)
- [4 V.S.A. § 4 § 4. Justices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S4.md)
- [4 V.S.A. § 5 § 5. Term of Justices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S5.md)
- [4 V.S.A. § 6 § 6. Disqualification of Justices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S6.md)
- [4 V.S.A. § 8 § 8. General and special terms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S8.md)
- [4 V.S.A. § 17 § 17. Reporter of decisions; appointment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S17.md)
- [4 V.S.A. § 18 § 18. Opinions; filing and preservation; copies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S18.md)
- [4 V.S.A. § 20 § 20. Reports of decisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S20.md)
- [4 V.S.A. § 21 § 21. Court Administrator](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S21.md)
- [4 V.S.A. § 21a § 21a. Duties of the Chief Superior Judge](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S21a.md)
- [4 V.S.A. § 22 § 22. Designation and special assignment of judicial officers and retired judicial officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S22.md)
- [4 V.S.A. § 23 § 23. Compensation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T4_C1_S23.md)

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