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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont|Vermont ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont_Probate_Records|Probate Records]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont|Vermont ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont_Probate_Records|Probate Records]]'' | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Probate records of [[Vermont|Vermont]] are kept by probate courts. The records include wills, inventories, estates, guardianships, name changes, adoptions, and relinquishments. There are 14 counties and 18 probate districts in Vermont. The four southern counties (Bennington, Rutland, Windham, and Windsor) have two probate courts each. You can obtain copies of the records by contacting the clerk of the appropriate probate district. | |||
Adoption cases over 99 years old are open to the public. | |||
== Background Information == | == Background Information == | ||
Probate records are court records created after a person’s death that relate to a court’s decisions regarding the distribution of his estate to his heirs or creditors and the care of his dependents. You may find the person’s death date, the names of family members (including married daughters), family relationships, and residences. You may also learn about the adoption or guardianship of minor children and dependents. These documents are important to family history researchers because they usually exist for time periods before civil birth and death records were kept. For further information about probate records see the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Probate_Records United States Probate Records] page. | Probate records are court records created after a person’s death that relate to a court’s decisions regarding the distribution of his estate to his heirs or creditors and the care of his dependents. You may find the person’s death date, the names of family members (including married daughters), family relationships, and residences. You may also learn about the adoption or guardianship of minor children and dependents. These documents are important to family history researchers because they usually exist for time periods before civil birth and death records were kept. For further information about probate records see the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Probate_Records United States Probate Records] page. | ||
== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
For the addresses of the probate district courts, see: | For the addresses of the probate district courts, see: | ||