32 V.S.A. § 7451 — Appointment of resident administrator for nonresident’s estate

In the absence of administration in Vermont upon the estate of a nonresident, the
Commissioner may, at the request of an executor or administrator duly appointed and
qualified in the state of the decedent’s domicile or at the request of a donee, devisee,
legatee, distributee, or grantee under a conveyance or transfer made during the grantor’s
lifetime, and upon satisfactory evidence furnished him or her by such executor, administrator,
donee, devisee, legatee, distributee or grantee, or otherwise, determine whether or
not any part of the estate of such decedent within Vermont is subject to tax under
the provisions of this subchapter and may apply to the proper Probate Division of
the Superior Court for the appointment of an administrator in Vermont. (