Probate Court — Estates, Wills, Guardianships and More
The Probate Division of Superior Court is the Vermont court that handles a variety of family law matters. This is often called “probate court.”
Learn more about these probate court topics:
- Deciding how your property will be distributed at death
- Wills
- Trusts
- Going through probate when someone dies
- Estate forms
- Adult guardianships
- Minor guardianships
- Adoptions
- Correction of marriage records
- Emancipations
- Name changes and/or gender marker changes
Related resource: The Vermont Adoption Registry has information about all adoptions that have taken place in Vermont since 1940.